Hippopotamus figurine
Object type: Figurine, hippopotamus
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, late–early 13
Date: ca. 1850–1750 B.C.
Medium: Blue faience
Dimensions: h. 12 cm (4 3/4 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: cemetery south of the tomb of Senwosret (758)
Locus: Pit 724
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1907–08
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1915
Accession year: 1915
Tags: Hippos