Frog Effigy
Date1st/2nd Century
MediumEarthenware
ClassificationsSculpture
Dimensions2 3/4 x 1 3/8 inches (7 x 3.5 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase with funds from Flint Ink Corporation
Object number1986.61
DescriptionEffigy platform pipe made of reddish-brown ceramic or natural fire-clay consists of a curved, rectangular platform with a stem hole drilled in the proximal end and a vertical bowl, seated in the center of the platform, carved or modelled in the form of a seated frog. The frog is naturalistically rendered with an upright head and unusually large eye orbits.On View
On viewLast Updated8/20/24
1450-1650
late 16th Century
1750/1800
1300/1500
c. 1800
19th Century
c. 1850
1100-1200