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William the hippo turkis flodhest figur vintage Egypt pynt samleobjekt 3x4,5 cm
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In 1917, The Metropolitan Museum of Art acquired a small ancient Egyptian faience hippopotamus. Created in a captivating blue, the little hippo quickly won people's hearts. He received his now-famous nickname, William, in 1931. Today he is the informal mascot of the Museum, beloved by museum-goers around the world.
The color blue was very special for the ancient Egyptians. Real hippos are of course not blue, but mainly grey or brown. Blue was the color of the Nile River, where hippos lived. The Nile was a main source of life for the Egyptians, so among other things this bright blue symbolized life.
Based on a historical perspective, the ceramic hippopotamus "William" is known to symbolize the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.
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