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Miniature faience bead in the shape of a hedgehog and covered in a blue glaze. Carved, the bottom has incised hieroglyphics. To the ancient Egyptians, the hedgehog represented courage, perhaps because when attacked, it forms a ball with its body, exposing protective spines to attackers. 18th Dynasty, Armana
1570 - 1342 BC
1/3"
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