Hippopotamus
Object type: Figurine, Hippopotamus
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, late–early 13
Date: ca. 1850–1775 B.C.
Medium: Faded faience
Dimensions: l. 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: cemetery south of pyramid, House A1:4
Locus: Pit 391
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920–22
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922
Tags: Hippos