Seal Amulet in the Shape of a Hippopotamus
Unknown Artist
ca. 1550–1295 B.C.
Medium
Glazed steatite
Dimensions
L. 1.2 × W. 0.9 × H. 0.8 cm (1/2 × 3/8 × 5/16 in.)
Classification
Scaraboid, hippopotamus
Period
New Kingdom
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Accession Number
10.130.771
Tags
Animals