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. 3.8  cm (1 1/2 in); w. 8 cm (3 1/8 in); d. 5 cm (1 15/16 in)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1933
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht South tomb of Senwosretankh debris MMA excavations, 1932–33 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hippos