Seal Amulet in the Shape of a Hippopotamus
Object type: Scaraboid, hippopotamus
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Date: ca. 1550–1295 B.C.
Medium: Glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.2 × W. 0.9 × H. 0.8 cm (1/2 × 3/8 × 5/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt  
Credit line: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Accession year: 1910
Tags: Animals