Amulet in the form of a hippo
Unknown Artist
ca. 3650–3100 B.C.
Medium
Limestone (pink)
Dimensions
L: 2.6 cm (1 in.); H: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.); W: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Classification
Amulet, Hippopotamus
Period
Predynastic, Naqada II–Naqada III
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Accession Number
10.130.1188
Tags
Hippos