LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: hippo

Votive (probably) Hippo These coarse figures stand on low bases representing sleds or sledges, possibly alluding to a ritual called The Feast of the White Hippopotamus in which a hippo was dragged on a sledge before the king. Worshipers at the festival probably either left these objects as votive offerings or acquired them as keepsakes. This text refers to these objects: 70.93.2; 70.93.3 Medium: Pottery Place Made: Egypt Dates: ca. 2081-1700 B.C.E. Dynasty: XI Dynasty-early XIII Dynasty Period: Middle Kingdom Dimensions: 3 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 2 15/16 in. (9.6 x 14 x 7.5 cm) Collections: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor Accession Number: 70.93.3 Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund Text from: brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3795/Votive_pro...

Hippopotamus, Figurine, Hippopotamus ("William"), ca. 1981–1885 B.C.; Middle Kingdom Egyptian; Meir; Middle Egypt Faience; H. 11.2 cm (4 7/16 in); l. 20 cm (7 7/8 in) Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1917 (17.9.1) This well-formed statuette of a hippopotamus demonstrates the Egyptian artist's appreciation for the natural world. It was molded in faience, a ceramic material made of ground quartz. Beneath the blue-green glaze, the body was painted with the outlines of river plants, symbolizing the marshes in which the animal lived. The seemingly benign appearance that this figurine presents is deceptive. To the ancient Egyptians, the hippopotamus was one of the most dangerous animals in their world. The huge creatures were a hazard for small fishing boats and other rivercraft. The beast might also be encountered on the waterways in the journey to the afterlife. As such, the hippopotamus was a force of nature that needed to be propitiated and controlled, both in this life and the next. This example was one of a pair 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. Three of its legs have been restored because they were purposely broken to prevent the creature from harming the deceased. The hippo was part of Senbi's burial equipment, which included a canopic box (also in the Metropolitan Museum), a coffin, and numerous models of boats and food production. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/egypti...

Hippopotamus, Figurine, Hippopotamus ("William"), ca. 1981–1885 B.C.; Middle Kingdom Egyptian; Meir; Middle Egypt Faience; H. 11.2 cm (4 7/16 in); l. 20 cm (7 7/8 in) Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1917 (17.9.1) This well-formed statuette of a hippopotamus demonstrates the Egyptian artist's appreciation for the natural world. It was molded in faience, a ceramic material made of ground quartz. Beneath the blue-green glaze, the body was painted with the outlines of river plants, symbolizing the marshes in which the animal lived. The seemingly benign appearance that this figurine presents is deceptive. To the ancient Egyptians, the hippopotamus was one of the most dangerous animals in their world. The huge creatures were a hazard for small fishing boats and other rivercraft. The beast might also be encountered on the waterways in the journey to the afterlife. As such, the hippopotamus was a force of nature that needed to be propitiated and controlled, both in this life and the next. This example was one of a pair 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. Three of its legs have been restored because they were purposely broken to prevent the creature from harming the deceased. The hippo was part of Senbi's burial equipment, which included a canopic box (also in the Metropolitan Museum), a coffin, and numerous models of boats and food production. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/egypti...

Hippopotamus Figurine Ceramic Beth Shean, stratum VI Iron IA, 1200-1150 BCE # 29-107-925 Text from the U. Penn. Museum label.