Hippopotamus

probably ca. 2130-1991 B.C.

Egyptian , probably Middle Kingdom, 11th Dynasty

Ceramic and pigment with modern paint

3 1/2 x 2 3/16 in. (8.9 x 5.6 cm)

L.: 7 1/16 in.

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Roland Smith

69.75

Provenance: Collection 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

Now on view at the Seattle Art Museum

Resources

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

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