Posted 3 years ago
ho2cultcha
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I'm not sure if this is Bitossi or not. I don't recognize the signature under it, but it is decorated like the Bitossi hippos i've seen - w/ a faience-colored glaze and ancient egyptian depictions of Nile River flora.
I think it reads MMA. I believe they were made not by Bitossi but by Zaccagnini. It is a repro of an ancient Egyptian piece in the Met called William.
William the Faience Hippopotamus.
È la copia di un ippopotamo egiziano, del medio regno, penso ne abbiano fatto gadget in tutto il mondo.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_Faience_Hippopotamus
They have been making copies since the 50’s.
He looks very sad.
probably because he just found out he was a repro!!
Love it repro or not!
I have one very much the same. Bought by my son at the British Museum when he was a little lad, 20 something years ago. Part of the Egyptian collection