490727 Frog Amulet, 18th Dynasty, c.1540-1296 BC (carnelian) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); 0.9x0.9x1.3 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: The frog, because of its numerous offspring, was a symbol of fertility. In fact, the hieroglyphic sign for 100,000 was a tadpole. Frog amulets were very popular both in semiprecious stone and in faience, and were worn by women hoping for an easy delivery. Both sexes wore the frog in expectation of a successful rebirth in the afterlife.); Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust; Egyptian, out of copyright.