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A bronze frog figure, acquired by antiquities service Exc. 1959-60.
This is similar to larger frog-figures in stone, symbols of the water-goddess Heket associated with the latest stages of the Nile flood. Heket is known from 5000 years ago in Egypt. In Sudan frog amulets were a symbol of fertility, renewal of life and good luck. Frogs were closely associated with the overall cycle of the Nile floods and other -water sources. Wad Ban Naga. Meroitic Period.
Sheikan Museum collection
SHM-00062/9/30
A bronze frog figure, acquired by antiquities service Exc. 1959-60.
This is similar to larger frog-figures in stone, symbols of the water-goddess Heket associated with the latest stages of the Nile flood. Heket is known from 5000 years ago in Egypt. In Sudan frog amulets were a symbol of fertility, renewal of life and good luck. Frogs were closely associated with the overall cycle of the Nile floods and other -water sources. Wad Ban Naga. Meroitic Period.
Sheikan Museum collection
SHM-00062/9/30
