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Amulet in the form of a hippo

Unknown Artist

ca. 3650–3100 B.C.

Amulet in the form of a hippo by Unknown Artist

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

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