The Ceramic Hippopotamus William

A 2017 18 display at the met conversation between two hippos celebrated the one hundredth anniversary of william s arrival at the museum.
The ceramic hippopotamus william. Metropolitan museum of art william the hippo figurine. Beneath the blue green glaze the body was painted with the. It was molded in faience a ceramic material made of ground quartz. Like the original our figurine is decorated with drawings of lotus blossoms and.
Museum in 1917 the egyptian faience sculpture has been a favorite with visitors and for many years has been known as william the metropolitan s unofficial mascot. Family of 3 hippopotamus figurines. Free shipping on your first order shipped by amazon. Met curator isabel stünkel on precaution in hippopotamus dating from egypt s middle kingdom c.
Get it in front of 160 million buyers. Statuette of a hippopotamus sculpture 48 4 8 5 1. During the reigns of senwosret i and senwosret ii. William also known as william the hippo is an egyptian faience hippopotamus statuette from the middle kingdom now in the collection of the metropolitan museum of art in new york city where it serves as an informal mascot of the museum.
Beneath the blue glaze the body was painted with lotuses. Handcast by william sturt. In the installation william was juxtaposed with a ceramic hippo created about four thousand years later by the american artist carl walters and acquired by the american wing in 2017. William is the nickname of a faience hippopotamus from the middle kingdom of egypt in the collection of the metropolitan museum of art who serves as an informal mascot of the museum.
Mma metropolitan museum of modern art rimini blue william hippo ceramic figurine. Found in a shaft associated with the tomb chapel of the steward senbi at meir upper egypt william dates from c. Vintage pink red orange green ceramic hippopotamus soap toothbrush holder. Get it as soon as fri oct 2.
Terra by battat toy hippo hippopotamus figure open mouth figurine rare 5 long. This well formed statuette of a hippopotamus popularly called william demonstrates the egyptian artist s appreciation for the natural world. Middle kingdom on view at the met fifth avenue in gallery 111. Zoocraft ceramic hippo figurine lie on back hand painted porcelain terrarium garden decor collectibles.
The ongoing exhibition conversation between two hippos is straightforward placing william in a display case opposite one holding a larger ceramic hippo made by carl walters in 1936 that the. 1961 1878 b c.