Title: Hippopotamus
Object type: Figurine, Hippopotamus
Date: ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, late–early 13
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: l. 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1915
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North Tomb of Nakht (493), brick building east Pit 475 MMA excavations, 1913–14 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hippos