Votive (?) Hippo
ca. 2081-1700 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
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. Worshippers at the festival probably either left these objects as votive offerings or acquired them as keepsakes.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Clay, pigment
- Locations
- Place made: Egypt
- Period
- Middle Kingdom
- Dimensions
- 3 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 2 15/16 in. (9.6 x 14 x 7.5 cm)
- Accession Number
- 70.93.3
- Credit Line
- Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Exhibitions
- Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Ancient Egyptian Art
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor
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