Inlay of the hieroglyphic sign 'heh' meaning 'millions of years', Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 4th century B.C., From Egypt; Possibly from Middle Egypt, Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu), Faience, H. 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in.); W. 10.1 cm (4 in.); D. 1.1 cm (7/16 in.), This inlay depicts the god Heh. Heh is a god associated with the primeval ocean, the supports of the sky, and - associated with concepts of extent - can serve as the hieroglyph for a 'million'. The notched reed that topped his head, and that symbolized the counting and passage of years, has broken away leaving only a small stem
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