Title: Amulet in the form of a hippo
Object type: Amulet, Hippopotamus
Date: ca. 3650–3100 B.C.
Period: Predynastic, Naqada II–Naqada III
Medium: Limestone (pink)
Dimensions: L: 2.6 cm (1 in.); H: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.); W:  0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Credit line: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Geography: From    Egypt      
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hippos