Votive (?) Hippo
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
These coarse figures stand on low bases representing sleds or sledges, possibly alluding to a ritual called The Feast of the White Hippopotamus in which a hippo was dragged on a sledge before the king. Worshippers at the festival probably either left these objects as votive offerings or acquired them as keepsakes.
Caption
Votive (?) Hippo, ca. 2081–1700 B.C.E.. Clay, pigment, 3 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 2 15/16 in. (9.6 x 14 x 7.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.93.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.93.3_erg2.jpg)
Title
Votive (?) Hippo
Date
ca. 2081–1700 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 11 to early Dynasty 13
Period
Middle Kingdom
Geography
Place made: Egypt
Medium
Clay, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
3 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 2 15/16 in. (9.6 x 14 x 7.5 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
70.93.3
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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