Wholesale Small Tam Tam frog sculpture in limestone

Small Balinese limestone stone frog sculpture, drum. Authentic small local sculpture, found in Bali in a large outdoor garden. Surface altered by the elements, natural patina, contains traces of soil, lichens and other natural elements. Dimensions of the frog: Height: 16 cm; Width: 9 cm; Depth: 9 cm; Weight: 0.93 kg. Stone sculptures occupy an important place in Balinese daily life and spirituality. They are often found in domestic gardens, inner courtyards or water temples. They are generally carved from a light volcanic limestone that quickly becomes covered with moss and lichens under the tropical climate, an aesthetically sought-after evolution that inscribes the sculpture in a living, organic cycle. Formally, several typologies of sculptures are found, such as crouching guardians, divine or semi-divine figures, ornamental motifs or elements linked to water. Frogs are strongly associated with water, rice fields and the cycles of rain. In Bali, where the entire agricultural system depends on water management via the subak (irrigation networks), it is a symbol of fertility, abundance and regeneration. It is therefore logically found in gardens, near ponds, or in temples connected to water. It is an extension of the living, an echo of the wet, sonic landscape. It acts as an element of continuity in a Balinese garden where one seeks to maintain a balance between built and natural. Small frogs work perfectly in low, horizontal compositions, close to ponds or thresholds; they create a gentle visual presence without monumentality. This sculpture is part of a set of musical frogs, all different.