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河马陶塑

Middle Kingdom
ca. 1961–1878 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 111
尽管一群河马只需走过农夫的田地就足以毁坏这些农田，但是古埃及人依然尊它们为从孕育万物的泥水中走出的有益生灵。河马具有毁灭和创造的双重特征，这使得其造像也浸染了特别的魔力，常被放置在墓穴里。大都会博物馆的这尊河马像小名叫威廉，是由来参观的一家人起的名。他们在幽默杂志《PUNCH》上讲述了家中存有这只河马复制品的故事，并声称这只动物的面部表情表明它对家庭决定的赞同或否定。

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Object Information
  • 标题: 河马陶塑
  • 年代: 中王国早期，第十二王朝早期
  • 创作日期: 约公元前1981–1885年
  • 地域: 梅厄，辛比墓
  • 材料: 彩釉陶器
  • 尺寸: 43⁄8 x 77⁄8 英寸（11.2 x 20厘米）
  • 来源信息: 爱德华·S·哈克尼斯捐赠，1917年
  • 藏品编号: 17.9.1
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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