Title: Hippopotamus Amulet
Object type: Amulet, hippo
Date: ca. 1479–1425 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Thutmose III
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: L. 1.7 × W. 0.8 cm (11/16 × 5/16 in.)
Credit line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2002
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes     
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY