Hippopotamus figurine
Object type: Figurine, Hippopotamus
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
Date: ca. 1981–1640 B.C.
Medium: Faience, blue glaze
Dimensions: h. 2.5 cm (1 in); w. 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht South
Locale: tomb west of the tomb of Senwosretankh 
Locus: debris
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1933–34
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1934
Accession year: 1934
Tags: Hippos