Animal-shaped Amulet Inscribed with a Blessing Related to Re
Object type: Recumbent lions or hippos, animals, rdi ra formula, May Re give, hieroglyphs
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: late Dynasty 12–Dynasty 13
Date: ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Medium: Green glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 1 × W. 0.7 × H. 0.5 cm (3/8 × 1/4 × 3/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Cemetery
Excavation: MMA excavations
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922