Model boat with hippopotamus
Object type: Model boat, hippopotamus
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, late–early 13
Date: ca. 1850–1750 B.C.
Medium: Limestone, paint
Dimensions: L. 13.4 × H. 8.3 × W. 4.9 cm (5 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 1 15/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: cemetery south of pyramid below House A1:2
Locus: Pit 894
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920–22
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922
Tags: Hippos|Boats