Small statuette of a hippopotamus
Object type: Figurine, Hippopotamus
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Early Dynastic Period
Date: ca. 3100–2649 B.C.
Medium: Calcite
Dimensions: L. 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.); H. 5.3 cm (2 1/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Northern Upper Egypt Abydos
Locale: Osiris Temple
Locus: Chamber M89
Excavation: Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1902–03
Credit line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1903
Accession year: 1903
Tags: Hippos