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That Egyptian hippo

Lisa (with who I had dinner this evening) requested that I blog about the fabulous Egyptian figurine of a hippopotamus from the Ashmolean in Oxford.
ashmolean hippo
I’m delighted to oblige. Mind you, as I pointed out to her, my favorite object from the Ashmolean is the Alfred Jewel.

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Author geoffPosted on April 27, 2006Categories History

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