\u00c9gypte, Moyen Empire, vers 2000 avant J.C.
\nLa fa\u00efence \u00e9gyptienne \u00e9tait beaucoup utilis\u00e9e pour la confection de statuettes fun\u00e9raires. Il s\u2019agit d\u2019une c\u00e9ramique essentiellement compos\u00e9e de quartz qui se laisse facilement \u00e9mailler. L\u2019ajout de cuivre donne au mat\u00e9riau une couleur bleu-vert.
\nDes statuettes repr\u00e9sentant des hippopotames, souvent d\u00e9cor\u00e9es de fleurs de lotus stylis\u00e9es, \u00e9taient souvent offertes au d\u00e9funt. L\u2019hippopotame \u00e9tait symbole de nouvelle vie et de fertilit\u00e9, le Nil dont il provient \u00e9tant la source de vie de l\u2019\u00c9gypte.<\/p>\n
Mais l\u2019hippopotame, en raison de caract\u00e8re dangereux de l\u2019animal, \u00e9tait \u00e9galement associ\u00e9 \u00e0 Seth, dieu de la fureur et du chaos. Il attaquait les p\u00eacheurs et pi\u00e9tinait les cultures le long du Nil. M\u00eame dans l\u2019au-del\u00e0, il valait mieux s\u2019en faire un ami et s\u2019assurer ainsi de sa protection contre tous les dangers de l\u2019autre monde. Pour \u00e9viter qu\u2019il se retourne tout de m\u00eame contre le d\u00e9funt, une ou plusieurs pattes de la statuette \u00e9taient d\u00e9lib\u00e9r\u00e9ment bris\u00e9es avant de d\u00e9poser l\u2019animal dans la tombe.<\/p>\n
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