Figurine of hippopotamus
Object type: Hippopotamus figurine
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
Date: ca. 1981–1640 B.C.
Medium: Limestone, paint
Dimensions: L. 10 × W. 4.1 × H. 6.1 cm (3 15/16 × 1 5/8 × 2 3/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Cemetery
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1906–07
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922
Tags: Hippos