Title: Hippopotamus head figurine
Object type: Figurine, hippopotamus head
Date: ca. 1981–1640 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
Medium: Blue faience
Dimensions: L. 6.8 × W. 5.4 × H. 5.7 cm (2 11/16 × 2 1/8 × 2 1/4 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1915
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North Cemetery  MMA excavations, 1906–07 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hippos