Hippopotamus head amulet
Object type: Hippopotamus head amulet
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–17
Date: ca. 1981–1550 B.C.
Medium: Carnelian
Dimensions: L. 1 × W. 0.6 cm (3/8 × 1/4 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt  
Credit line: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Accession year: 1910