Hippopotamus
Unknown artist
Date: ca. 1850–1775 B.C.
Medium: Faded faience
Dimensions: l. 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in)
Country: Egypt
Period: Middle Kingdom
Themes: Hippos
Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Date range
-1850 – -1775
Largest dimension
6.7 cm
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