Hippopotamus
Object type: Figurine, Hippopotamus
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, late–early 13
Date: ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: l. 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Tomb of Nakht (493), brick building east
Locus: Pit 475
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1913–14
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1915
Accession year: 1915
Tags: Hippos