Hairpin Decorated with a Hippopotamus
Unknown Artist
ca. 1840–1640 B.C.
Medium
Ivory
Dimensions
H. 9 × W. 1.2 × D. 1.4 cm (3 9/16 × 1/2 × 9/16 in.)
Classification
hairpin, hippopotamus, Taweret
Period
Middle Kingdom
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
Accession Number
30.8.220
Tags
Hippos