Not exactly pottery, but anyone recognise my hippo?

A nice little hippo, probably resin, and I bought him because he's very like the Bitossi colours. Dated and signed. Anyone recognise the mark?

 

Ziegans?

The bird and lotus decoration makes me think Egyptian, but not the name.

 

I suspect he's some sort of modern collectible - the bird/lotus thing might well be a copy of an Egyptian hippo. I do hate indecipherable.

 

Now this is interesting. When you google on blue hippos a whole bunch like him come up. He's definitely a copy of an Egyptian one, even the MMA did him. I thought he looked familiar.

Aha. Got him. Veronese.

Thanks bakers, you made my mind work!

 

Reminds me of a newer version of William - the Egyptian faience hippo in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Seems several of these blue hippos are in museums around the world ... maybe from a museum gift shop.

 

I see you figured it out .... I knew I shouldn't have kept skipping out on my typing class in school

 

Hey, thank you for looking! He was a freebie, pretty well, but I think I'll keep him. He sits nicely with my Bitossi hippo.

 

Can't have too many Hippos !

 

People! Please!! Anyone can tell that is a girl hippo!!!

And her name is Hermione.

 

I had a ceramic hippo statue once. It came from a Museum gift shop.