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Hippo

Unknownca. 1938-1539 B.C.E.

Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States

Details

Title: Hippo
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: ca. 1938-1539 B.C.E.
Location Created: Egypt
Type: Sculpture
Rights: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3366/Hippo
Medium: Faience, painted
Period: Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate Period
Dynasty: XII Dynasty-XVII Dynasty
Dimensions: 1 3/4 x 4 1/4 in. (4.5 x 10.8 cm)
Collection: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Accession number: 35.1276

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