arthistorydaily:Hippopotamus with Lotus Flowers, Buds and Leaves, XII. Dynasty, Egypt, ca.1950 B.C.E
arthistorydaily:Hippopotamus with Lotus Flowers, Buds and Leaves, XII. Dynasty, Egypt, ca.1950 B.C.EMet Museum New YorkProvenance: From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Meir, Tomb B3 of the nomarch Senbi II, pit 1 (steward Senbi), Khashaba excavations, 1910, donated to the museum by Edward S. Harkness 1926.L. 20 cm (7 7/8 in. W. 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in. H. 11.2 cm (4 7/16 in.)L. 11.7 cm (4 5/8 in. H. 5.7 (2 ¼ in. W. 5 cm (1 15/16 in.)This pair of hippos was found in a shaft associated with the tomb chapel of the steward Senbi II at Meir, an Upper Egyptian site about thirty miles south of modern Asyut. The larger hippo’s modern nickname ‘William’ first appeared in 1931 in a story that was published in the British humor magazine Punch.Read more about: How William the Hippo Got His Name -- source link
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