Title: Hippopotamus amulet
Object type: Amulet, hippopotamus
Date: ca. 4500–4000 B.C. (?)
Period: Predynastic Period
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: L: 7.6 x H: 5.1 x W: 2.7 cm (3 x 2 x 1 1/16 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1907
Geography: From    Egypt      
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hippos