Head of a Hippopotamus

Unknown artist

Date: ca. 1386–1347 BCE

Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster) with traces of gesso and red pigment

Dimensions: H. 14 cm (5 1/2 in); W. 12.2 cm (4 13/16 in); D. from back to jaw 15.2 cm (6 in)

Country: Egypt

Themes: Hippos

Purchase, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, Gift of Henry Walters, by exchange, Ludlow Bull Fund, Beatrice Cooper Gift, and funds from various donors, 1997

Met highlight

Date range

-1390 – -1352

Largest dimension

15.2 cm

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