Hedgehog

Medium: Faience

Geograhical Locations:

• Deir el Nawahid, Egypt

Dates:ca. 1938–1700 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 2 13/16 in. (4.2 x 4.1 x 7.1 cm)

Collections:

• Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Museum Location: Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor

Exhibitions:

• Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity

Accession Number: 65.2.1

Image: 65.2.1_SL1.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Blue-green faience hedgehog with black spots on elliptical base, both left legs slightly advanced and modeled freely in the round. Back is scored in grid pattern and bumpy to simulate quills.

Brooklyn Museum