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Weight in shape of frog, Old Babylonian, ca. 2000–1600 B.C., Mesopotamia, Babylonian, Diorite or andesite, 12.3 x 21.8 cm (4 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.), Stone-Implements-Inscribed, Zoomorphic weights were widespread in the ancient world. Weights in the shape of frogs and toads were rare in the Near East, but they do occur in Egypt. This frog weight is dated to the second millennium B.
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Weight in shape of frog, Old Babylonian, ca. 2000–1600 B.C., Mesopotamia, Babylonian, Diorite or andesite, 12.3 x 21.8 cm (4 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.), Stone-Implements-Inscribed, Zoomorphic weights were widespread in the ancient world. Weights in the shape of frogs and toads were rare in the Near East, but they do occur in Egypt. This frog weight is dated to the second millennium B
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5095 x 3723 px | 54.3 MB
Print size:
43.1 x 31.5 cm | 17.0 x 12.4 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
12.3 X 21.8 CM • 2000–1600 B. C • 4 7/8 8 5/8 • ANCIENT WORLD • ANDESITE • ANT. OR.: MESOPOTAMIA • ANTIQUITIES ORIENTAL: MESOPOTAMIA • B • BABYLON • DATED • DIORITE • DO OCCUR • DUMB-BELLS • EAST • EGYPT • EGYPTIAN • EGYPTIANS • FORMS (GEOMETRIC) • FROG WEIGHT • FROG • FROGS • MESOPOTAMIA • MESOPOTAMIAN • OLD BABYLONIAN • ORIENT • RARE • SECOND MILLENNIUM • SHAPE • STONE-IMPLEMENTS-INSCRIBED • TOADS • WEIGHT • WEIGHTS • WIDESPREAD • ZOOMORPHIC WEIGHTS • ÇA
