Amulet in the form of a hippo
Object type: Amulet, Hippopotamus
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Predynastic, Naqada II–Naqada III
Date: ca. 3650–3100 B.C.
Medium: Limestone (pink)
Dimensions: L: 2.6 cm (1 in.); H: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.); W:  0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt  
Credit line: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Accession year: 1910
Tags: Hippos