82nd & Fifth: Egyptian Hippopotamus 'William

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Mark Cartwright
by The Metropolitan Museum of Art
published on 07 February 2016

http://82nd-and-fifth.metmuseum.org/precaution

Explore this object: http://82nd-and-fifth.metmuseum.org/hippopotamus-egypt-17.190.1720

A lot of us are inclined to only see his cute side, but in fact there is a lot more to him than that.

82nd & Fifth invites 100 curators from across the Museum to talk about 100 works of art that changed the way they see the world.

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Art, T. M. M. o. (2016, February 07). 82nd & Fifth: Egyptian Hippopotamus 'William. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/video/699/82nd--fifth-egyptian-hippopotamus-william/

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Art, The Metropolitan Museum of. "82nd & Fifth: Egyptian Hippopotamus 'William." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 07, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/699/82nd--fifth-egyptian-hippopotamus-william/.

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