"A lot of us are inclined to only see his cute side, but in fact there is a lot more to him than that."
Curator Isabel Stünkel on an Egyptian statuette of a hippopotamus (popularly called "William").
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The Met's unofficial mascot—this tiny hippo named William—has a bit of a dark side
"A lot of us are inclined to only see his cute side, but in fact there is a lot more to him than that."
Isabel Stünkel
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Isabel Stünkel
Curator, Department of Egyptian Art
Curator, Department of Egyptian Art
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ca. 1961–1878 B.C.