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Title
Hippopotamus
,
left
profile
.
Date
1962-1895 BCE?
Cultural Context
Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian
African
North African
Middle Eastern
Style/Period
Egyptian (ancient)
Middle Kingdom (Egyptian)
Twelfth Dynasty
Theme
Sculpture (visual work)
Statues
Statuettes (statues)
Figurines
Faience (ancient objects)
Carvings (visual works)
Funerary art
Funerary objects
Ceremonial objects
Figurative art
Figures (representations)
Profiles (figures)
Three-quarter views
Oblique views
Animals
Wildlife
Wild animals
Hippopotamus (genus)
Lotus (motif)
Flowers (plants)
Plants (vegetation)
Vegetation
Subject
Sculpture
Figurines
Ceremonial objects
Animals
Hippopotamuses
Flowers
Plants
Description
From the
tomb
of
Senbi
(Tomb
B.3)
,
Meir
.
Material
Faience (composite material)
Measurements
Length 7 7/8" (20 cm)
Technique
Sculpting
Carving (processes)
Work Type
Sculpture
Figurines
Statues
Faience (ancient objects)
Carvings (visual works)
Ceremonial objects
Funerary objects
Repository
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, New York)
Source
Stokstad, Marilyn. Art History. New York: Abrams, 1995. (fig.3-25, p.112)
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Stokstad courtesy: Copyright © By The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1983; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1917 (17.9.1)).
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
338-32.jpg
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