String of 3 hippopotamus head amulets
Object type: String of 3 hippopotamus head amulets
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Date: ca. 2030–1640 B.C.
Medium: Amethyst, Faience
Dimensions: L. amethyst hippo: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
L. faience hippos: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif
Locale: East of Pabasa, Radim
Locus: Burial 11; from neck
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1918–19
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1919
Accession year: 1919