EGYPTIAN MIDDLE KINGDOM CARVED WOOD HIPPOTAMUS Standing on short, stumpy legs, having a wide, flat snout with a long incised mouth and raised eye ridges. Some remains of the original gesso surface having traces of red and black highlights. XIth-XIIIth Dynasty, ca. 2040-1782 BC L. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm.) Art of the Ancient World, 2004, no. 153 RH0302 $8,500 Sales

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