Blue Hippopotamus Figurine

• Brand: MMA*
• Item: Blue Hippo
• Signed: MMA
• Dated 1992
• Measures about 2” tall x 3” long x 1.5” wide

This is a replica of "William the Hippo," an ancient Egyptian ceramic hippopotamus figurine housed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA).

The original statue dates to the Middle Kingdom period (ca. 1961–1878 BCE).

It is decorated with drawings of lotus blossoms and marsh plants, symbolizing the marshes where the hippo lived.

*Metropolitan Museum of Art