Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, first half
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Reign: Senwosret I to Senwosret II
Date: ca. 1961–1878 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Meir (Mir), Tomb B no. 3 of the nomarch Senbi II, pit 1 (steward Senbi), Khashaba excavations, 1910
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: L. 20 cm (7 7/8 in.); W. 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.); H. 11.2 cm (4 7/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1917
Accession Number: 17.9.1


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