Title: Hippopotamus
Object type: Figurine, Hippopotamus
Date: ca. 1950–1750 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: l. 11 cm (4 5/16 in)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1944
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North cemetery east of the tomb of Senwosret (758) Pit 757 MMA excavations, 1906–07 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hippos