Thursday, January 2, 2020

William the Hippo


Egypt. Faience.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_Faience_Hippopotamus


https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/curatorial-departments/egyptian-art/william-100

In 1917, The Metropolitan Museum of Art acquired a small ancient Egyptian faience hippopotamus. Created in a captivating blue, the little hippo quickly won people’s hearts. He received his now-famous nickname, William, in 1931. Today he is the informal mascot of the Museum, beloved by museum-goers around the world.

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