Artist's Painting of a Hippopotamus, ca. 1479–1425

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Artist's Painting of a Hippopotamus, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1425 , From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Hatshepsut Hole, 1922–23, Limestone, paint, h. cm (4 1/4 in); w. 12 cm (4 3/4 in); th. cm (11/16 in), The hippopotamus on this ostracon was painted with the sure hand of a skilled artist who had no need of a grid. Other ostraca in the collection were clearly made as templates to be used when transferring an image to the wall of a tomb or a temple

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Size: 3970px × 4951px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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