ِِAnimals in ancient Egypt
In ancient Egypt, animals were symbolic of human virtues. The frog symbolizes fertility and safe childbirth, while the monkey represents status and wealth. A hedgehog stands for resurrection.
Photo: Jeon Han
A great man quotes bravely, and will not draw on his invention when his memory serves him with a word just as good.
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| — | Ralph Waldo Emerson, Letters and Social Aims (via philosophybits) |
Hedgehog figurine
Blue-green faience hedgehog with black spots on elliptical base, both left legs slightly advanced and modeled freely in the round. Back is scored in grid pattern and bumpy to simulate quills.
Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty - early 13th Dynasty, ca. 1938-1700 BC. Now in the Brooklyn Musuem, 65.2.1
