Title: Hippopotamus ("William")
Object type: Figurine, Hippopotamus ("William"); Dendur-decoded
Date: ca. 1961–1878 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: Senwosret I to Senwosret II
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: L. 20 cm (7 7/8 in.); W. 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.); H. 11.2 cm (4 7/16 in.)
Credit line: Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1917
Geography: From    Egypt Middle Egypt Meir Tomb B3  of the nomarch Senbi II pit 1 (steward Senbi) Khashaba excavations, 1910 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hippos