Title: Hippopotamus figurine
Object type: Figurine, hippopotamus
Date: ca. 1850–1750 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, late–early 13
Medium: Blue faience
Dimensions: h. 12 cm (4 3/4 in)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1915
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North cemetery south of the tomb of Senwosret (758) Pit 724 MMA excavations, 1907–08 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hippos