Title: Model boat with hippopotamus
Object type: Model boat, hippopotamus
Date: ca. 1850–1750 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, late–early 13
Medium: Limestone, paint
Dimensions: L. 13.4 × H. 8.3 × W. 4.9 cm (5 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 1 15/16 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North cemetery south of pyramid below House A1:2 Pit 894 MMA excavations, 1920–22 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hippos, term: Boats