IDENTIFIERS
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id:	62396
accession number:	E.341.1954

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Tuesday 25 February 2020

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: hippopotamus. The hippopotamus represented the god Seth (who murdered his brother Osiris) in later period. The ancient Egyptians saw the animal as ferocious; however, figures were often included in burials. The Romans often included hippopotami on wall paintings and mosaics representing Egypt. They are often shown hunted.
title:	figurine

LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Antiquities

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/62396





TECHNIQUES
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moulded

CATEGORIES
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category: figure

DATING
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creation date:	2055 - 1650
creation date earliest:	2055
creation date latest:	1650
culture:	Middle Kingdom


DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Length
units: cm
value: 15

dimension: Width
units: cm
value: 8



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