'William'

 

Hippopotamus ("William")

Period: Middle Kingdom

Dynasty: Dynasty 12

Reign: Senwosret I to Senwosret II

Date: ca. 1961 - 1878 BCE

Geography: From Egypt, Middle Kingdom, Meir, Tomb B3 of the nomarch Senbi II, pit 1 (steward Senbi), Khashaba excavations, 1910

Medium: Faience

Dimensions: L. 7 7/8in; W. 2 15/16in; H 4 7/16in.

Postmarked: Poland; November 2025

Alice Pattullo, Hippo, 2014

 

Postmarked: Florida, 2024

 

Postmarked: Israel; August - September 2025

INKAPE

Knit party hippo

Postmarked: United Kingdom

 

Postcrossing: Germany; May - June 2025

 

Postmarked: Lithuania; May - June 2025

Indian rhinoceros; hippopotamus

 

Postmarked: Netherlands; January - February 2025

The Hippopotamuses' Birthday, 1957

 

Postmarked: Italy; January - February 2025

San Diego Zoo

 

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
The hippopotamus spends 18 hours a day in the water and can stay underwater for up to five minutes. Water helps keep the hippo cool and minimizes the weight of its massive body.

Postmarked: August 1998

Merrimack Publ. Corp NY. 10003.
Printed in Japan

Postmarked: Russia; July - August 2024

 

Hippopotamus

Glazed composition, decorated with aquatic plants
Middle Kingdom, c. 1900 BCE
The British Museum, London

 

 

HIPPOPOTAMUS

Egyptian (Meir, Tomb of Senbi)

Dynasty 12 (ca. 1981 - 1885 BCE)
Faience, L. 7 7/8 inches

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

Houston Zoo, Texas - Pygmy hippo close up

 

Postmarked: February - March 2024

Postmarked: Pennsylvania; February 2024

 

Postmarked: Canada; July 2024