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Late Period–Ptolemaic Period?
Hedgehogs may have been noted because of their ability to hiberate during food scarcity. The disappearance of the animals for long periods and their later reemergence may have been connected with rebirth.
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Title: Hedgehog
Period: Late Period–Ptolemaic Period?
Date: 664–30 B.C., probably
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Cupreous metal
Dimensions:
h. 1.9 cm (3/4 in.) × l. 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.)
weight 41.9 grams (1.478 oz.)
Credit Line: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Object Number: 10.130.1336
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