Statue of Recumbent Hippopotamus
Statues of recumbent hippopotami were much loved by the people, especially during the Middle Kingdom. The body of this animal, of blue glazed faience, is adorned with nice drawings of aquatic plants showing flowers and foliage.
In ancient Egypt, hippopotami were plentiful in the River Nile and in the canals. Stone, pottery or faience statues of these animals have been found in tombs and settlements from the pre-dynastic and throughout ancient ...Egyptian history. They were given to the deceased as votive figurines.
Statues of recumbent hippopotami were much loved by the people, especially during the Middle Kingdom. The body of this animal, of blue glazed faience, is adorned with nice drawings of aquatic plants showing flowers and foliage.
In ancient Egypt, hippopotami were plentiful in the River Nile and in the canals. Stone, pottery or faience statues of these animals have been found in tombs and settlements from the pre-dynastic and throughout ancient ...Egyptian history. They were given to the deceased as votive figurines.
In the scenes of the legend of Horus and Seth, shown on the walls of Edfu Temple in Upper Egypt, Horus, the falcon god, personifies the king himself, wearing the Double Crown, and killing Seth, the god of evil and disorder depicted as a hippopotamus.
Statues and vases in the shape of hippopotami were found everywhere, especially in Middle Kingdom tombs and settlements. The goddess of birth, Taweret, was shown as a female hippopotamus, and aided pregnant women during their confinement.
Dra Abu el Naga
fayence
Inventory number: JE 21366
Egyptianmuseum
globalgyptianmuseum
Statues and vases in the shape of hippopotami were found everywhere, especially in Middle Kingdom tombs and settlements. The goddess of birth, Taweret, was shown as a female hippopotamus, and aided pregnant women during their confinement.
Dra Abu el Naga
fayence
Inventory number: JE 21366
Egyptianmuseum
globalgyptianmuseum
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