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Frog Weight

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Frog Weight
£3.74

This wonderful frog weight is moulded from the original, which dates from the 18th - 19th Dynasties (New Kingdom approx 14th C. - 11th C. B.C.), displayed at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Bronze animal weights were commonly used at this time to weigh gold amongst other items.

Frog was a sacred animal to Egyptians. They usually associated the frog with fertility and resurrection. Heqet - the frog headed goddess was a protector of childbirth.

Not suitable for children under 3 years of age,

Bronze plated white metal

Dimensions: 20mm x 28mm x 30mm
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