Standing Hippopotamus

Excavated by Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter, 1910; acquired by Carnarvon in the division of finds. Carnarvon Collection purchased by the Museum from Lady Carnarvon, 1926.

Carnarvon, 5th Earl of and Howard Carter 1912. Five Years' Explorations at Thebes: a record of work done 1907–1911. London: Oxford University Press, p. 55, pl. LI. 1.

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