{"id":1884,"date":"2026-06-09T11:35:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T10:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stradedellaceramicasiciliana.it\/new-york-expo-hippopotamus\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T11:10:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T10:10:42","slug":"new-york-expo-hippopotamus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stradedellaceramicasiciliana.it\/en\/new-york-expo-hippopotamus\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Expo &#8211; Hippopotamus"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1884\" class=\"elementor elementor-1884 elementor-821\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-759477a e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-c0cf23b \" data-id=\"759477a\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"759477a\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"759477a\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d446190 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-ecf6afb \" data-id=\"d446190\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"d446190\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"d446190\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c6f48b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c6f48b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stradedellaceramicasiciliana.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HIPPOPOTAMO-SCIACCA-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1885\" alt=\"hippopotamus by michele bono, sciacca\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stradedellaceramicasiciliana.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HIPPOPOTAMO-SCIACCA-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.stradedellaceramicasiciliana.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HIPPOPOTAMO-SCIACCA-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stradedellaceramicasiciliana.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HIPPOPOTAMO-SCIACCA-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.stradedellaceramicasiciliana.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HIPPOPOTAMO-SCIACCA-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.stradedellaceramicasiciliana.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HIPPOPOTAMO-SCIACCA.png 1254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f690bfc e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-b95082c \" data-id=\"f690bfc\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"f690bfc\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"f690bfc\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-661f8ab e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-a8d589f \" data-id=\"661f8ab\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"661f8ab\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"661f8ab\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-157f5b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"157f5b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HIPPOPOTAMUS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2769fbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2769fbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MICHELE BONO, SCIACCA<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20d7b0a e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-266d4d1 \" data-id=\"20d7b0a\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"20d7b0a\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"20d7b0a\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82f6bfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82f6bfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Height: 30 cm<br\/>Color: White<br\/>Handmade<\/p><p>The artistic ceramics of Sciacca between tradition and innovation. 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