14/06/2026
These ancient Egyptian artifacts got a major glow-up.
So many ancient Egyptian artifacts that we see today have lost their original purpose and meaning. Some pieces that were missing their original parts ended up in modern collectors' hands, where they got totally transformed into something completely different through all sorts of creative modifications.
Take this ancient Egyptian frog statue carved from agate, for instance. Looking at the oval base it sits on, it was probably originally a decorative piece on the lid of some vessel from the Late Kingdom period.
But somewhere along the way, the vessel either got damaged or was lost. So later collectors decided to get creative - they crafted a gold ring band and set the statue right into it, turning it into a vintage ring.
In ancient Egyptian culture, frogs symbolize this amazing life force of self-creation and reproduction ®. They're also the shared image of half the goddesses in the eight-god group from Hermopolis, who were among the first to appear and created the sun on the mound.
