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- William_the_Faience_Hippopotamus abstract "This faience hippopotamus from the Middle Kingdom of Egypt in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art has been fondly nicknamed "William" by visitors to the museum. Found in a shaft associated with the tomb chapel of “The Steward, Senbi” at Meir, Upper Egypt, William dates from c. 1961 – 1878 B.C. during the reigns of Senwosret I and Senwosret II. This small figurine has become popular not only for his endearing appearance but also because his defining characteristics illustrate many of the most salient facets of craft production in ancient Egypt during this time.William is only one of several objects associated with the tomb of “The Steward, Senbi” that were acquired by the Metropolitan Museum in 1917. According to the Museum’s Bulletin from that year, this hippopotamus is a “particularly fine example of a type found, in common with various other animal forms, among the funerary furnishings of tombs of the Middle Kingdom” and also an exemplary piece of Egyptian faience. Related to glass insofar as it attains a "vitreous" appearance, Egyptian faience was, according to David F. Grose, “a material made from powdered quartz covered with a true vitreous coating.” Significantly more porous and malleable than glass proper, faience could be shaped by hand or cast in molds to create vessels or other objects. While similar raw materials are involved in the creation of both faience and glass (crushed quartz or sand mixed mixed with lime and either natron or plant ash), faience ultimately lacks the rigid crystalline structure of found in modern glass. Significantly, both glass and faience were used, according to Paul T. Nicholson, to imitate semi-precious stones in less costly materials, and both were valued for their beauty and durability.Moreover, this jewel-like statuette of a species that can no longer be found in modern day Egypt demonstrates the importance of a variety of iconographic styles in Middle Kingdom era burial practices. As Nicholson writes, animal figures were common during this period and “hippopotamus figurines, usually decorated with aquatic plants, probably symbolized the revitalizing properties of the Nile” and may have held some kind of religious significance, as they were sometimes associated with one of the forms of Seth. As not all hippo statues from this era were elaborately painted, William is a particularly important example; he has been “covered with a decoration in black line of lotus flowers, buds, and leaves” to signal his “natural surroundings among the lowlands of the Nile.” As noted in the Metropolitan Museum’s summary, the hippopotamus was one of the most threatening animals for ancient Egyptians and, in this case, three of William’s legs were purposely broken to prevent him from harming the deceased in the afterlife (the museum has since restored these legs). William can be seen in Gallery 111 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art alongside other objects related to Senbi’s tomb.".
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- William_the_Faience_Hippopotamus subject Category:Ceramic_sculptures.
- William_the_Faience_Hippopotamus subject Category:Collection_of_the_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art.
- William_the_Faience_Hippopotamus subject Category:Hippopotamuses.
- William_the_Faience_Hippopotamus subject Category:Sculptures_of_ancient_Egypt.
- William_the_Faience_Hippopotamus comment "This faience hippopotamus from the Middle Kingdom of Egypt in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art has been fondly nicknamed "William" by visitors to the museum. Found in a shaft associated with the tomb chapel of “The Steward, Senbi” at Meir, Upper Egypt, William dates from c. 1961 – 1878 B.C. during the reigns of Senwosret I and Senwosret II.".
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