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statute, Seth (hippopotamus)?
Wooden statue of hippopotamus headed man (probably Seth). The figure has no arms and is 13.3cm high. Seth was the god of chaos and confusion. Sometimes he is shown with the head of an animal with a long nose and square ears. At other times he is associated with the hippopotamus. he murdered his brother Osiris. Late Dynastic-Ptolemaic 747-30 B.C. It was purchased by Wellcome in 1925. Statues in woo…
Type of item
- statute, Seth (hippopotamus)?
- Late Period - Ptolemaic
- Graeco Roman
Date
- 747 B.C.-30 B.C.
- -0747/-0030
Type of item
- statute, Seth (hippopotamus)?
- Late Period - Ptolemaic
- Graeco Roman
Date
- 747 B.C.-30 B.C.
- -0747/-0030
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
Identifier
- W458
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2015-01-27T15:05:53.476Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T18:15:31.918Z