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Product Description: This Egyptian hippo is made from resin that is painted blue and the body is hand painted with lotus plants in black. It is a 3D model of the hippo and is supplied on a quality key-chain. The Egyptian hippo key-ring is presented on an Egyptian header key-ring card.
Information: In Ancient Egypt the goddess Tauret was represented as a woman with the head of a hippopotamus. She was worshipped as a protective deity and as a symbol for female fertility.
Blue Hippopotamus statuettes decorated with plants were placed in tomb and temples to help the deceased be successfully reborn into the afterlife.
Information: In Ancient Egypt the goddess Tauret was represented as a woman with the head of a hippopotamus. She was worshipped as a protective deity and as a symbol for female fertility.
Blue Hippopotamus statuettes decorated with plants were placed in tomb and temples to help the deceased be successfully reborn into the afterlife.