Title: Hippopotamus
Object type: Figurine, Hippopotamus
Date: ca. 1850–1775 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, late–early 13
Medium: Faded faience
Dimensions: l. 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in)
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North cemetery south of pyramid, House A1:4 Pit 391 MMA excavations, 1920–22 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hippos