Frog Sculptural Vessel
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Frog Sculptural Vessel
1 - 450 CE
earthenware with slip
5 1/2 x 4 5/8 x 4 1/4 in. (13.97 x 11.75 x 10.8 cm)CREATION PLACE:
South Coast, Peru
CULTURE OR GROUP:
Nasca
PERIOD:
Early intermediate
STYLE:
Monumental; Early Nasca; Nasca IV
OBJECT TYPE:
vessels (containers)
IMAGE USE:
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NOT CURRENTLY ON VIEW
CREDIT LINE:
The Fred Olsen Collection
OBJECT NUMBER:
1967-29-132
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DESCRIPTIONS AND LABELS
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Project or Exhibition: Visual Description Project
Shaped like a large, plump mango, this ceramic vessel is painted in brown earth tones to look like a frog. It sits on its rump with its head at the top, exposing his big creamy belly and striped back. On its belly rests its four legs, painted on, in blocky L-shapes, each with four extended toes. The frog’s back is covered in a series of stripes with varying brown earth tones. The frog’s wide almond-shaped eyes have simple black dots as pupils and look upward. On the top of the frog, there is a handle and spout. The spout rises from the back of its head and angles back like a finger. The handle starts between the frog’s eyes and connects to the spout.
Written by: A. Sautman, 2020