Today's little guy from art history is "William", a hippo statue from the middle kingdom. - ThreadSky

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boldfashioned.com • 19 days ago

Today's little guy from art history is "William", a hippo statue from the middle kingdom.

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I love him

Just trying to share the best little guys from my art history class to bring a little joy to the timeline

I appreciate it. History is full of great little guys and people need to see them

I’ve had a little replica of him on my shelf since I was about 10 years old!

cheatlines.co•19 days ago

i got to keep a William replica from my grandma's house :} https://bsky.app/profile/cheatlines.co/post/3ky4e73vk4l2s

Amazing!

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Oh, to go back in time and tell the original scuptor we called it "William"...

"Why such a name?"
"He just kind of looks like a William."

There’s a baby.

I grew up with the 70s/80s children's book "A Tale of Two Williams" where a kid named William becomes pals with William the Hippo!

I looked him up and found this YouTube video with more details and different angles photos. I love William. 🥰 https://youtu.be/uLjvEsHi_qU?si=fF8oCvrntmp4mRhG

The Blue Faience Hippopotamus One of my daughter’s favorite books as a child.

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