EGYPTIAN HIPPO, C/36 B302 9 Track 55CM: 700C

9 Track 55CM: 700C

sure to demonstrate its unique utility and aesthetic

75" x H: 2"

Art Nouveau is considered a "total" art style

EGYPTIAN HIPPO, C/36 B302 9 Track 55CM: 700CThis well formed statuette of a hippopotamus demonstrates the Egyptian artist's appreciation for the natural world. The hippopotamus (no longer found in Egypt) was a danger to boats on the river Nile, and to people working on or near the river banks. These animals were represented by the goddess Tauret, and offerings were made to her in the hope of placating her. She was also a goddess of fertility, represented as a pregnant hippopotamus. Many models