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Art History Animalia

: in ancient , spawns were timed with the annual flooding of the Nile, making them fitting animal avatars of Heqet, a goddess of fertility, birth & rebirth.
Collection of frog amulets from New Kingdom to Late Period, c. 1550-332 BCE, at @metmuseum:

@art_history_animalia My brother has a kitty named after this goddess!