Hippopotamus Amulet
Object type: Amulet, hippo
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1479–1425 B.C.
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: L. 1.7 cm ( 11/16 in0; w. 0.8 cm (5/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes 
Credit line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2002
Accession year: 2002