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Hippopotamus figurine

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Accession: 08.200.37
Find spot: Lisht North, Memphite Region, Egypt approx. site location
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Late Dynasty 12–13
Date: ca. 1850–1700 B.C.
Date range: 1850 BCE – 1700 BCE
Materials: ['faience']
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access), Hippopotamus figurine (08.200.37). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/368

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Description

Faience

AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06

Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A faience figurine depicting a hippopotamus.

The artifact is a small faience figurine of a hippopotamus, characterized by its simplistic and rounded form. The surface is a pale greenish-blue, common to faience objects, with some discoloration and wear evident. The pose is seated, capturing a sense of stillness and calm. Such figurines were often associated with the Nile and fertility.

decorative Middle Kingdom good

Materials faience

Connections

Found at Lisht North

Materials Faience

Cross-references (4)

Wikidata-Q Q96149039 tier-1
Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
Inventory-Number 08.200.37 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
MET-Object 544161 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)

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