Magical Container in the Shape of a Hippopotamus Deity
Object type: Jar, magical, Taweret, Ipi
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Second Intermediate Period–early Dynasty 18
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Date: ca. 1700–1500 B.C.
Medium: Glazed steatite
Dimensions: h. 6 cm (2 3/8 in); w. 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in); d. 4 cm (1 9/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt  
Credit line: Gift of G. Macculloch Miller, 1943
Accession year: 1943