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𓇋𓀞 |User Maat Ra setep en Ra| {ART account} Ancient Egypt/Ancient Middle East -Bronze age-

"Mongoose Figure Late Period or Ptolemaic Period 664–30 B.C." "The pose of raised paws signifies the animal's adoration of the sun god when he rises in the morning. Some scholars have identified these animals as otters rather than mongooses." Ancient Egyptian sun-worshiping otters, folks.

 On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 134

During the Late Period and Ptolemaic times mongooses were represented in bronze statuettes such as this one, standing, forepaws raised, atop small bronze boxes. The pose of raised paws signifies the animal's adoration of the sun god when he rises in the morning. Some scholars have identified these animals as otters rather than mongooses.

In myth, mongooses were particularly attached to the goddess of Lower Egypt Wadjet, whose cult was centered in Buto, in the northern Delta.