Beneath the bluegreen glaze, the body was painted with the. Some times ago in our app dailyart we have presented such a blue faience hippopotamus from metropolitan museum of art. Joanne fitzgerald when a little hippo falls in love with the pharaohs daughter, he hopes that a great magician can turn him into a human boy. The oldest known example of the exquisite pigment is said to be about 5000 years old, found in a tomb painting dated to the reign of kasen, the last pharaoh of the first dynasty. This web page complements a small article of the same title, reproduced in inscriptions volume 8 p. Private north london collection, acquired at a london auction in the 1980s.
By joan marshall grant and adapted for telling by marilyn kinsella. Egyptian faience is a sinteredquartz ceramic displaying surface vitrification which creates a bright lustre of various colours, with blue green being the most common. Ancient egyptian papyrus in the book of the dead exhibition. William is the nickname given to this small egyptian middle kingdom statuette of a hippopotamus. The sweet little blue hued hippopotamus figurine known as william is a fine example of faience making. Blue faience hippopotamus was a popular statuette in ancient egyptian art. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive. Feb 17, 2011 sacred animals of ancient egypt gallery. It includes paintings, sculptures, drawings on papyrus, faience, jewelry, ivories, architecture, and other art media. These river plants depict the marshes in which the animal lived, but at the same time their flowers also symbolize regeneration and rebirth as they close every night and open again in the morning. Mma italian faience blue william the hippo figurine. After her retirement in 1973, she taught childrens literature at the university of new brunswick, then began a.
A group of notable creatures in the metropolitan museum of art. The blue hippopotamus picture book wellington county. Taweret was especially helpful to women during childbirth. Among the most famous of faience statuary is the blue hippopotamus popularly known as william, currently on exhibit at the metropolitan museum of art in manhattan, ny, usa. This piece was one of a pair found in the shaft of the tomb of the steward senbi ii who served under either senusret i c. Also very early, hippopotamus hunting has become a common thing among wealthy people. Hippo in blue egyptian faience 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. Having fallen in love with a human princess, a hippopo. The iconic blue hippopotamus at the metropolitan museum of art is one of the most wellknown blue faience pieces. The most famous blue faience hippopotamus is the one found in tuts tomb and nicknamed william. Grant, joan the blue faience hippopotamus new york. William, also known as william the hippo, is an egyptian faience hippopotamus statuette from the middle kingdom, now in the collection of the metropolitan museum of art in new york city, where it serves as an informal mascot of the museum. A young hippopotamus is so enamoured with a beautiful egyptian princess that he begs a magician to turn him into something she could love.
Nov 04, 20 the iconic blue hippopotamus at the metropolitan museum of art is one of the most wellknown blue faience pieces. These river plants depict the marshes in which the animal lived, but at the same time their flowers also symbolize. The blue hippopotamus by phoebe gilman, illustrated by joanne. Aug 11, 2010 the names of the faience makers are lost to history save for one man, rekhamun, who was known as faience maker of amun, and another known as debeni, the overseer of faience workers. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. An egyptian light blue faience amulet of taweret jun 29. Reading historical books about an isnt egypt feels like coming home. Why should an test charge be of negligibly smaller magnitude. Jun 12, 2014 egyptian blue, also known as calcium copper silicate, is one of the first artificial pigments known to have been used by man. He is decorated with lotus blossoms and marsh plant motifs over a blue glaze. With an active marketplace of over 175 million items, use the alibris advanced search page to find any item you are looking for through the advanced search, you can find items by searching specific terms such as title, artist, song title, genre, etc or you can narrow your focus using our amazing set of criteria parameters. Joan marshall grant books list of books by author joan. Blue faience hippopotamus by joan marshall grant alibris. Met curator isabel stunkel on precaution in hippopotamus dating from egypts middle kingdom, c.
I grew up in a book house but theres a whole world of books i never got to. It is primarily designed to direct the reader to further sites about the modelled blue faience hippopotamus of ancient egypt. This was another book that was a little old for kaelyn recommended age range is 610, however the story is one of love and friendship. I am sure i once lived in egypt so books like this one greatly interest me. And while i was partially wrong this is about a blue faience hippopotamus at the louvre, not the blue faience hippo at the met, it was a fun little story that made me very happy to read. Metropolitan museum william the blue hippo figurine. From some research i did on joan grant, i discovered that ms grant believed she had farmemory or that she was reincarnated. It was created in approximately 19811885 bce in middle egypt. Please check enlarged photos for more condition detail colors may vary slightly depending on your monitor settings. Defined as a material made from powdered quartz covered with a true vitreous coating, usually in a transparent blue or green isotropic glass, faience is distinct from the crystalline compound egyptian blue.
See more ideas about egyptian, egypt and ancient egypt. Like this one, he has crude designs outlined in black against his blueness. Defined as a material made from powdered quartz covered with a true vitreous. This is a reproduction of an actual artifact in the egyptian gallery and the unofficial mascot for the metropolitan museum of art in new york. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Based on a short story called the blue faience hippopotamus by joan grant, it is beautifully illustrated by joanne fitzgerald the little rooster and the diamond button. Egyptian faience is a sinteredquartz ceramic displaying surface vitrification which creates a bright lustre of various colours, with bluegreen being the most common. This bright blue egyptian faience hippopotamus, depicted ambling along, seems to slip into the water amids the water plants that form its decoration. These animals were represented by the goddess tauret, and offerings were made to her in the hope of placating her. William is made of faience fayahnce, a ceramic material that was often produced in a blue or blue green color. This is a cute 3in china figurine of william the famous blue hippo from the metropolitan museum of art it is in excellent condition hippopotamus egypt, dynasty 12, ca. The little hippo is a childrens book published by prestel. The blue hippopotamus by phoebe gilman, illustrated by.
See all books authored by joan marshall grant, including the blue faience hippopotamus, and far memory joan grant autobiography, and more on. I have greatly adapted the story to make it suitable for telling. Todays book selection is the blue hippopotamus by phoebe gilman and illustrated by joanne fitzgerald. Moving with her parents to canada in 1921, she was educated in new brunswick and at mcgill university in montreal before beginning a career with the toronto public library, where she had a major interest in fairy tales. An egyptian light blue faience amulet of taweret, late period, c. William, also known as william the hippo, is an egyptian faience hippopotamus statuette. Egyptian blue the oldest known artificial pigment ancient. Nov 14, 2015 welcome to day 14 of picture book month todays book selection is the blue hippopotamus by phoebe gilman and illustrated by joanne fitzgerald this was another book that was a little old for kaelyn recommended age range is 610, however the story is one of love and friendship.
Frank and ernest are animals who mix with and act as humans, carl and the baby have a close and sympathetic relationship, paddy moves intelligently and comfortably in the world of people, and the blue faience hippopotamus is actually transformed. Based on the blue faience hippopotamus by joan grant in the time. She saw in hypnotic states scenes from ancient egypt. She is the author of good dog, carl, which tells the story of a rottweiler named carl who looks after a baby named madeleine. Although he doesnt hold the power to turn the hippo into a human, the magician grants one wish and also transforms him into a blue ceramic hippo which becomes adored by the young princess and is carried with her. The blue faience hippopotamus by joan marshall grant. Of the other craftsmen in faience, and there must have been many, nothing is known. While the technology to make faience was known to the mesopotamians, greeks and romans, it was the ancient egyptians that produced massive quantities of blue. Blue faience hippopotamus, middle kingdom 20331710 bc egyptian blue ceramic ware, new kingdom 800 bc the ancient egyptians held the color blue in very high regard and were eager to present it on many media and in a variety of forms. This wellformed statuette of a hippopotamus popularly called william demonstrates the egyptian artists appreciation for the natural world. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation. An egyptian middle kingdom faience hippopotamus, among the finest known blue faience hippopotamus was a frequent subject of ancient egyptian art. Alexandra day having fallen in love with a human princess, a hippopotamus goes to a magician to be turned into something that the princess could love in return.
Alexandra day born 1941 is an american childrens book author. Jan 20, 2018 mystical blue hippos excavated in egypt. The story of the blue faience hippo is also told here and by a wonderful story teller here. Until i read this one as a young adult decades ago, i thought my childhood repertoire of books was sufficient but there was a whole world of folktales i needed to catch up on. Egyptian faience amulet, the hippopotamus, taweret, c. Buy blue faience hippopotamus by joan marshall grant online at alibris. Statuette of a hippopotamus sculpture the met store. Day, alexandra 1941 sandra louise woodward darling.
Buy entertaining childrens books and media and other wellpriced. The book was first published in 1985 by days own publishing company, green tiger press. When you think of prestel, you dont normally think of kids books, but instead art or photography books. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Recently, ive learned of two other books including the faience hippo. Mma metropolitan museum of art william blue faience statuette of a hippopotamus 4. Real hippos are of course not blue, but mainly grey or brown. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new. An egyptian middle kingdom faience hippopotamus faience, middle kingdom xiixiii dynasty, 18501700 b. Found in a shaft associated with the upper egypt tomb chapel of the steward, senbi in what is now meir, egypt. The sacrifice of the hippopotamus touches me every time i re read this sweet story for children. Statuette of a hippopotamus sculpture the met store since its arrival at the museum in 1917 the egyptian faience sculpture has been a favorite with visitors, and for many years has been known as. Set in ancient egypt, the story revolves around a young hippo, hapu, who falls. It was molded in faience, a ceramic material made of ground quartz.
Set in ancient egypt, the story revolves around a young hippo, hapu, who falls in love with the pharaohs little daughter, meryam. These river plants depict the marshes in which the animal lived, but at the same time their flowers also symbolize regeneration and rebirth as they close every. Hippopotamus project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus. Hippos were frequently the subject of ancient egyptian art.
Bright blue egyptian faience figures of hippopotami such as this were placed in the tombs of highranking civil servants toward the end of the middle kingdom. In 1936 the met released a book entitled, william and his friends. Browse our statuette of a hippopotamus and a variety of finely crafted sculpture reproductions inspired by the met collection. But actually, william comes from a whole herd of gravedwelling blue hippos and i liked the designs on this one better. That was my first thought when i saw this book in delivery at work this morning. These whimsical designs feature famous figures from the met collectionsuch as angels inspired by the museums annual christmas tree, and william, a blue faience hippopotamus from ancient egypt and the mets unofficial mascotsplendidly dressed to celebrate the holidays. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. This statuette of a hippopotamus popularly called william was molded in faience, a ceramic material made of ground quartz. The illustrator of this book, anja klauss, based her illustrations on the ancient style of egyptian art. When a little hippo falls in love with the pharaohs daughter, he asks a magician to turn him into something she can love in turn. Instead, hapu becomes a toy that meryam can play with a beautiful blue. One obvious theme that runs through my books is the interrelationship between humans and animals. Blue hippopotamus cuddly toy small at the time of the pharaohs, the hippopotamus flourished on the banks of the nile and was a danger to the men, when they fished or hunted in the marshes.
The invention of a white pottery glaze suitable for painted decoration, by the addition of an oxide of tin to the slip of a lead glaze, was a major. Excavated by sayyid pasha khashaba said bey, may 1910. Wonderfully detailed face and decoration on back, with suspension loop on back, h. Mma museum of modern art william blue faience statuette of. Although the book is out of print, it is available through the internet. The blue faience hippopotamus hardcover january 1, 1991 by joan grant author.
Blue was the color of the nile river, where hippos lived. The hippopotamus no longer found in egypt was a danger to boats on the river nile, and to people working on or near. Egyptian blue, also known as calcium copper silicate, is one of the first artificial pigments known to have been used by man. William is the nickname of a faience hippopotamus from the middle kingdom of egypt in the collection of the metropolitan museum of art who serves as an informal mascot of the museum. Museumgoers are familiar with the breathtaking egyptian treasures of rich jewelry and objects using many minerals and stones such as turquoise, lapis, jasper, amethyst, and gold. Ancient egyptian art refers art produced in ancient egypt between the 31st century bc and the 4th century ad. Get the best deals on hippopotamus collectibles when you shop the.
Mma museum of modern art william blue faience statuette of a. This is a wonderful story about ancient egypt and a blue faience hippopotamus and a princess. Ancient egyptians considered it to have positive traits associated with fertility and rebirth. Nice light blue glazing, back pillar pierced for suspension. Beneath the blue glaze, the body was painted with lotuses.
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