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Relief with hieroglyphs mentioning the Festival of the White Hippopotamus
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Relief with hieroglyphs mentioning the Festival of the White Hippopotamus, Not a lot is known about this festival but it is thought to be celebrating the female (white) hippopotamus as a female deity whose presence evokes joy. From the gate in the palace of Apries at Memphis. Country of Origin : Egypt, Ancient Egyptian. Period : Late period 26th Dynasty 589 570 BC. Memphis. Credit : Werner Forman Archive/ Musee Royaux d Arts et d Histoire, Brussels E.5036.
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Werner Forman Archive/ Musee Royaux d' Arts et d' Histoire, Brussels
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A15_257
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
28,5Mo (1,9Mo) / 23,0cm x 31,0cm / 2718 x 3664 (300dpi)