Frog Bottle | NCMA Explore

The body of this frog-shaped vessel is sculpted in a crouched position, with a handle and spout on its back. It is decorated with black, yellow, brown, and red paint, and its surface features horizontal black lines to represent the frog's bumpy skin. The dots on its back and chin may represent the markings on a Marañon poison frog, whose name comes from the toxic chemicals it secretes and then uses as a weapon against predators. The powerful substance secreted by poison dart frogs has also been used as medicine. Poison frogs usually live in the rainforest, near rivers and lakes. Today the Marañon poison frog is considered an endangered species due to the destruction of its natural habitat... [https://learn.ncartmuseum.org/artwork/bottle/ ](http://) *v1.2* Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab

这件蛙形瓶的瓶身塑呈蜷伏姿态，背部设有执柄与流口。器物表面以黑、黄、棕、红四色施彩，并以横向黑线模拟蛙类粗糙凸起的表皮纹理。其背部与下颌处的圆点纹饰，或参考自玛拉翁箭毒蛙（Marañon poison frog）的斑纹；该蛙类的名称源于其分泌并用以抵御天敌的有毒化学物质。箭毒蛙所分泌的强效物质也曾被用作药物。箭毒蛙通常栖息于雨林之中，临近河湖区域。如今，由于自然栖息地遭到破坏，玛拉翁箭毒蛙已被列为濒危物种……[https://learn.ncartmuseum.org/artwork/bottle/ ](http://) *版本1.2* 数据来源：Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab