Hairpin with a Figure of a Hippopotamus
Object type: hairpin, hippopotamus,Taweret
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
Date: ca. 1981–1640 B.C.
Medium: Bone
Dimensions: H. 7.3 × W. 1.1 × D. 1.5 cm (2 7/8 × 7/16 × 9/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt  
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1907
Accession year: 1907
Tags: Hippos