'William the Hippo': The ancient Egyptian statuette deliberately crippled to prevent it wreaking havoc in the afterlife
When you purchase through links on our site , we may gain an affiliate delegation . Here ’s how it work out . Name : Hippopotamus ( " William " ) What it is : A cerulean statuette of ahippopotamusmolded in faience , a glazed ceramic textile made partly out of ground quartz glass . The artefact is decorated with drawing of Nymphaea lotus flowers , which grow in marshes and stand for regeneration and rebirth ....