Hippopotamus head figurine
Object type: Figurine, hippopotamus head
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
Date: ca. 1981–1640 B.C.
Medium: Blue faience
Dimensions: L. 6.8 × W. 5.4 × H. 5.7 cm (2 11/16 × 2 1/8 × 2 1/4 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Cemetery
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1906–07
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1915
Accession year: 1915
Tags: Hippos