Hippopotamus amulet
Unknown artist
Date: ca. 4500–4000 BCE (?)
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: L: 7.6 x H: 5.1 x W: 2.7 cm (3 x 2 x 1 1/16 in.)
Country: Egypt
Period: Predynastic Period
Themes: Hippos
Rogers Fund, 1907
Date range
-4500 – -4000
Largest dimension
2.7 cm
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