Amulet, hippopotamus head
Object type: Amulet, hippopotamus head
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–17
Date: ca. 1981–1550 B.C.
Medium: Amethyst
Dimensions: L. 0.6 × W. 0.5 cm (1/4 × 3/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt  
Credit line: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Accession year: 1910