Weight in shape of frog
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Diorite or andesite
- Dimensions
- H. 12.3 cm (4 3/4 in.) L. 21.8 cm (8 1/2 in.) Wt. 4676 grams
- Origin
- Babylonian
- Department
- Ancient West Asian Art
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Purchase, Leon Levy and Shelby White Gift, Rogers Fund and Nathaniel Spear Jr. Gift, 1988
Art Genome Taxonomy
6 tags
Subject Matter
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Animals Both · 99%
The object is visibly modeled as a crouching frog, and the catalog lists frogs as its subject.
Visual Qualities
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Smooth Surface Visual · 86%
The rounded body and limbs have an evenly finished, smoothed appearance, although the granular stone texture remains visible.
Medium and Techniques
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Sculpture Visual · 95%
The object is a freestanding, three-dimensional form with modeled head, body, and limbs.
Time Periods
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Ancient Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog date of ca. 2000–1600 BCE places the object within the ancient period.
Materials
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Stone Both · 99%
The catalog identifies the medium as diorite or andesite, both varieties of stone; the image shows a hard, granular stone surface.
Cultural and Religious Styles
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Mesopotamian Art Metadata · 96%
The catalog identifies the place of origin as Babylonian, supporting a Mesopotamian cultural context.
Source & rights
Unknown artist. Weight in shape of frog. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.