Title: Hippopotamus figurine
Object type: Figurine, Hippopotamus
Date: ca. 1981–1640 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
Medium: Faience, blue glaze
Dimensions: h. 2.5 cm (1 in); w. 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1934
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht South tomb west of the tomb of Senwosretankh debris MMA excavations, 1933–34 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hippos