Hippopotamus figurine
Object type: Figurine, Hippopotamus
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
Date: ca. 1981–1640 B.C.
Medium: Faience, blue glaze
Dimensions: h. 3.8  cm (1 1/2 in); w. 8 cm (3 1/8 in); d. 5 cm (1 15/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht South
Locale: tomb of Senwosretankh
Locus: debris
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1932–33
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1933
Accession year: 1933
Tags: Hippos