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Standing Hippopotamus (William), anonymous artist, circa 1961–1878 B.C.

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.)

Period: Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12

Reign: Senwosret I to Senwosret II

Place of Creation: Egypt

Place of Discovery: Meir, Tomb B3 of the nomarch Senbi II, pit 1 (steward Senbi), Khashaba excavations, 1910

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Egyptian Art Department

Accession Number: 17.9.1

Image Courtesy of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Public Domain (CC0 1.0)

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Standing Hippopotamus (1910)

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