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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:

collection of 8 frog amulets from the Met: NK = New Kingdom LP = Late Period D = Dynasty Top row: NK, D18, c. 1550–1295 BCE, bronze or copper alloy (might be a weight), 1.8x3.4x2.6cm https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544103 LP, D26–30, 664–332 BCE, lapis lazuli, 2.5x2.1x2.7cm https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/548433 LP, D26–29, 664–380 BCE, chlorite, 1.9x3.5cm https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544104 LP, D26–29, 664–380 BCE, faience, 1.7x2.2cm https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544105 Bottom row: NK, Ramesside, D 19, c. 1295–1185 BCE, porphyry, 1.2cm https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544106 NK, D18–20, c. 1550–1070 BCE, faience, 1.1x1.5x1.1cm https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544107 NK, Ramesside, D19–20, c. 1295–1070 BCE, serpentinite, 0.9x1.2cm https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544108 LP, D26–29, 664–380 BCE, faience, 0.7x1.1x0.8cm https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544109
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@art_history_animalia My brother has a kitty named after this goddess!

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