Hippopotamus amulet
Object type: Amulet, hippopotamus
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Predynastic Period
Date: ca. 4500–4000 B.C. (?)
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: L: 7.6 x H: 5.1 x W: 2.7 cm (3 x 2 x 1 1/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt  
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1907
Accession year: 1907
Tags: Hippos