Hippopotamus-Head Design Amulet Inscribed With Four Linked Ibex Heads.
Object type: Amulet, Hippopotamus, Ibex Heads
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: First Intermediate Period
Date: ca. 2150–2040 B.C.
Medium: Steatite, white glazed
Dimensions: diam. 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in)
Geography: From    Egypt  
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Accession year: 1926
Tags: Crocodiles|Hippos