Amulet
Amulet
Object name: Amulet
Associated with Giovanni D'Athanasi (1798 - 1854)
Date: 4500 BC-395 AD
Dimensions:
15 x 17 mm
Medium: Stone
Object number: C07227
DescriptionFrog amulet. A symbol of the frog-headed goddess Heqet, who represented fertility, childbirth and resurrection. It is also the hieroglyphic symbol for the number 100,000. Amulets were worn or carried, or offered to a deity for power or protection.