Artist's Painting of a Hippopotamus
Unknown Artist
ca. 1479–1425 B.C.
Medium
Limestone, paint
Dimensions
H. 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in); W. 12 cm (4 3/4 in); Th. 1.7 cm (11/16 in)
Classification
Ostracon, figured, hippopotamus
Period
New Kingdom
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1923
Accession Number
23.3.6
Tags
Hippos