Hippopotamus
Object type: Figurine, Hippopotamus
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 13–2nd Intermediate Period
Date: ca. 1800–1600 B.C.
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: l. 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: cemetery south of pyramid, between Houses A1:2 & A2:4
Locus: Pit 333
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1913–14
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1915
Accession year: 1915
Tags: Hippos