Title: Hippopotamus figurine
Object type: Figurine, Hippopotamus
Date: ca. 1850–1700 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Late Dynasty 12–13
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: L. 10.3 × W. 6.5 × H. 9 cm (4 1/16 × 2 9/16 × 3 9/16 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1908
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North Tomb of Senwosret (758), inside Pit 805 MMA excavations, 1907–08 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hippos