Title: Hippopotamus amulet
Object type: Amulet, hippopotamus
Date: ca. 3850–2960 B.C.
Period: Predynastic Period
Medium: Limestone (pink)
Dimensions: L: 7 x H: 5.1 x W: 2.3 cm (2 3/4 x 2 x 7/8 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1923
Geography: From    Egypt      
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hippos