Hippopotamus-head amulet
Object type: Amulet, Hippopotamus head
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Date: ca. 1981–1802 B.C.
Medium: Feldspar
Dimensions: L. 1.6 cm (5/8 in); w. 0.8 cm (5/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt  
Credit line: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Accession year: 1910
Tags: Hippos