Hippopotamus figurine
Middle Kingdom
Not on view
This seated hippopotamus is depicted with its head turned to the side and its mouth open. This could either indicate that the hippo is roaring, or baring its teeth, which hippos do when feeling threatened, to intimate their opponents. The inside of the hippo’s mouth is painted red.
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