Frog Amulet, ca. 1539 B.C.E., or later. Lapis lazuli, 11/16 x 7/8 in. (1.7 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 08.480.78. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.08.480.78_view2.jpg)
Frog Amulet, ca. 1539 B.C.E., or later. Lapis lazuli, 11/16 x 7/8 in. (1.7 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 08.480.78. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.08.480.78_view2.jpg)
Frog Amulet, ca. 1539 B.C.E., or later. Lapis lazuli, 11/16 x 7/8 in. (1.7 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 08.480.78. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.08.480.78_view1.jpg)
Frog Amulet, ca. 1539 B.C.E., or later. Lapis lazuli, 11/16 x 7/8 in. (1.7 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 08.480.78. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.08.480.78_View3.jpg)
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Did any lapis lazuli make its way to Egypt?
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Frog Amulet
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
MEDIUM
Lapis lazuli
DATES
ca. 1539 B.C.E., or later
PERIOD
New Kingdom, or later
DIMENSIONS
11/16 x 7/8 in. (1.7 x 2.2 cm) (show scale)
CAPTIONFrog Amulet, ca. 1539 B.C.E., or later. Lapis lazuli, 11/16 x 7/8 in. (1.7 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 08.480.78. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.08.480.78_view2.jpg)
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Download our app and ask your own questions during your visit. Here are some that others have asked.
Did any lapis lazuli make its way to Egypt?
Oh yes! The earliest long-distance trade route evident in the archaeological record was established to transport lapis lazuli. This route originated in Afghanistan, traveled through Mesopotamia, and reached Egypt by the Early Dynastic Period (around 3500 BCE).