Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue

Figure of a Hippopotamus

Accession: 58.14.2
Find spot: Abydos, Egypt approx. site location
Period: Early Dynastic Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 1 to Dynasty 2 (possibly)
Date: ca. 3000–2675 B.C.E.
Date range: 3000 BCE – 2675 BCE
Materials: ['Faience']
Height: 3.7 cm
Width: 7.4 cm
Repository: Brooklyn Museum
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Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art, Figure of a Hippopotamus (58.14.2). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/38480

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Caption: Figure of a Hippopotamus, ca. 3000–2675 B.C.E.. Faience, 1 7/16 x 2 15/16 in. (3.7 x 7.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, 58.14.2.

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Found at Abydos

Cross-references (2)

BKM-Accession 58.14.2 tier-2
BKM-Object 3643 tier-2

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