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Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus

Dateprobably ca. 2130-1991 B.C.
Object number69.75
ProvenanceCollection of Mr. Robert Viola; [Mahboubian, Inc., New York]; purchased from gallery by Seattle Art Museum / Mr. and Mrs. Paul Roland Smith, Seattle, Washington, May, 1969
Published ReferencesTeeter, Emily, The Egyptian Collection of the Seattle Art Museum,"in KMT: A Modern Journal of Ancient Egypt, Vol. 12, No. 3, Fall 2001, illus. p. 35
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Roland Smith
Dimensions3 1/2 x 2 3/16 in. (8.9 x 5.6 cm) L.: 7 1/16 in.
MediumCeramic and pigment with modern paint
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