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Ivory Frog
CG 68182 Cairo Antiquities Museum
Material: Ivory
Size: Height: 3.5 cm; Width 3.5 cm; Depth: 5.5 cm
Period: New Kingdom (1550-1069 BC
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Considering the delicacy and fine materials of this
frog, it may not have been a toy, though other similar
examples such as cats with wooden mouths that open and a
clay mouse with movable wooden tail and jaw are thought
to have been play items for children. However, the
purpose of this particular item is unknown.
Frogs, called bekhen or kerer, were a common domestic
motif in ancient Egypt, associated with fertility.
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Photographer: Unknown
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