glass
Mesopotamia
Source: Dittrich, C. and Götting-Martin, E. (2021). ‘Green Frog in the Water’. A Herpetological Approach to the Magico-Medical Use of Frogs and Frog-Amulets in Mesopotamia. In: Session 2 – Integrating Sciences in Historical and Archaeological Research. pp. 97–112.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
glass
Evidence
"Frog pendant, Assur, Ass 20526g, VAM, 2.8 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm, 4.8 g, glass (according to Femke Groups)."
Remarks
The glass pendant illustrates the expansion of material variety for frog amulets toward the late 2nd and early 1st millennium BCE in Mesopotamia. Glass was used alongside quartz ceramics and glazed stones to achieve specific aesthetic and symbolic color profiles (p. 101).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical Compositionvitreous glass
Analytical Techniques
Visual examination
Certainty Level
Probable
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
RegionMesopotamia
Approx. Year-750
Source Information
AuthorDittrich, C. and Götting-Martin, E.
CollectionAssur (Ass 20526g)
Language
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