Title: Hippopotamus
Object type: Figurine, Hippopotamus
Date: ca. 1800–1600 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 13–2nd Intermediate Period
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: l. 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1915
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North cemetery south of pyramid, between Houses A1:2 & A2:4 Pit 333 MMA excavations, 1913–14 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hippos