Hippopotamus Amulet
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Caption
Hippopotamus Amulet, 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. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Title
Hippopotamus Amulet
Date
ca. 2008–1630 B.C.E.
Period
Middle Kingdom
Geography
Place made: Egypt
Medium
Stone
Classification
Dimensions
7/8 × 9/16 × 5/16 in. (2.2 × 1.4 × 0.8 cm)
Credit Line
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
Accession Number
16.408
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