Heket amulet

Heket amulet

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This is an amulet of the goddess Heket in the form of a frog.

It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. Heket was a goddess who took the form of a frog. She was associated with fertility and childbirth, especially the final stages of labour. Midwives may have been called “servants of Heket”. Heket was also revered as a protector of the household and as a guardian of pregnant women. This is an amulet of the goddess Heket in the form of a frog. It is made from faience. It is over 3,000 years old, dating to the 18th Dynasty (1550-1295 BCE) in the New Kingdom.

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