Hippopotamus
Object type: Figurine, Hippopotamus
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
Date: ca. 1950–1750 B.C.
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: l. 11 cm (4 5/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: cemetery east of the tomb of Senwosret (758)
Locus: Pit 757
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1906–07
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1944
Accession year: 1944
Tags: Hippos