Title: Hippopotamus amulet
Object type: Amulet, Hippopotamus
Date: ca. 3700–3450 B.C.
Period: Predynastic, Naqada I–early Naqada II
Medium: Limestone (pink)
Dimensions: L: 7.4 x H: 4.4 x W: 2.2 cm (2 15/16 x 1 3/4 x 7/8 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1923
Geography: From    Egypt      
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hippos