Hippopotamus figurine
Object type: Figurine, hippopotamus recumbent
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
Date: ca. 1981–1640 B.C.
Medium: Blue faience
Dimensions: l. 5.7 cm (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