Title: Figurine of a hippo made for suspension
Object type: Amulet, hippopotamus
Date: ca. 3650–3100 B.C.
Period: Predynastic, Naqada II–Naqada III
Medium: Limestone (pink)
Dimensions: L: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.); H: 5.7 cm (2 3/16 in.); W: 1.7cm (11/16 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1910
Geography: From    Egypt      
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hippos