EGYPTIAN HIPPO, C/36 Flatware Tulip Plate is made of

Tulip Plate is made of cold cast bonded bronze

folds in their gowns

Dia: 3" x H: 5" (100mm)

Wright developed two of them into rug designs in 1955

It is an art nouveau delight

EGYPTIAN HIPPO, C/36 Flatware Tulip Plate is made ofThis well formed statuette of a hippopotamus demonstrates the Egyptian artist's appreciation for the natural world. The hippopotamus (no longer found in Egypt) was a danger to boats on the river Nile, and to people working on or near the river banks. These animals were represented by the goddess Tauret, and offerings were made to her in the hope of placating her. She was also a goddess of fertility, represented as a pregnant hippopotamus. Many models