Figure of a Hippopotamus
ca. 4400–3100 B.C.E.
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Caption
Figure of a Hippopotamus, ca. 4400–3100 B.C.E.. Serpentine, pigment, 1 9/16 × 7/8 × 2 1/2 in. (3.9 × 2.3 × 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 35.1271. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Title
Figure of a Hippopotamus
Date
ca. 4400–3100 B.C.E.
Period
Predynastic Period
Geography
Place made: Egypt, Possible place collected: Naqada, Egypt
Medium
Serpentine, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
1 9/16 × 7/8 × 2 1/2 in. (3.9 × 2.3 × 6.4 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
35.1271
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