Where it was found: Inside a shaft associated with a tomb chapel in Meir, an ancient Egyptian cemetery located ... 11 cm), is one of many examples of hippo sculptures crafted by ancient Egyptians.

The style of ancient Egyptian art is transcendently clear ... Nearby are four hippos; one may be pregnant; a baby hippo trails behind. Relative scale, girth and positioning are in perfect perspectival ...

She's also depicted in ancient Egyptian art as having the top-half of a hippo, feline paws, and the tail of a Nile crocodile. In other words...the opposite of Ammit in appearance. Taweret has ...

faience hippo — the ancient Egyptian statuette, decorated with lotus flowers, that is today among the most recognized objects at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Its author, one Captain H.