In antiquity, as today, the croaking of frogs was often the
first sound heard each morning in Egypt. The Egyptians thus
associated the amphibian with the sun's daily rebirth and
believed that images of frogs had amuletic powers. This
sculpture was probably placed next to a woman to protect her
during childbirth. The combination of deep blue and turquoise
typifies objects from the time of Amunhotep III. - Medium:
Faience - Place Made: Egypt - Dates: ca. 1390-1353 B.C.E. -
Dynasty: XVIII Dynasty - Period: New Kingdom - Dimensions: 2
1/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 7/8 in. (5.3 x 5 x 4.7 cm) (show scale) -
Collections:Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art -
Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for
Eternity, Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor - Accession
Number: 58.28.8 - Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund -
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY - Caption: Frog, ca.
1390-1353 B.C.E. Faience, 2 1/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 7/8 in. (5.3 x 5
x 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 58