<em>Hippopotamus Amulet</em>, ca. 2008–1630 B.C.E. Stone, 7/8 × 9/16 × 5/16 in. (2.2 × 1.4 × 0.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.408. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.408_overall01.JPG)

Hippopotamus Amulet

Medium: Stone

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:ca. 2008–1630 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 7/8 × 9/16 × 5/16 in. (2.2 × 1.4 × 0.8 cm)

Collections:

Accession Number: 16.408

Image: CUR.16.408_overall01.JPG,

Catalogue Description:
Small figure of a standing hippopotamus in hard brown and white stone, as amulet. Large loop on top of back. Condition: All four legs broken. Otherwise good. Small size, material and workmanship make possible a Middle Kingdom date.

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