Hippopotamus-Head Design Amulet Inscribed With Four Linked Ibex Heads.

First Intermediate Period

ca. 2150–2040 B.C.

Not on view

The back of this design amulet is decorated in relief with the head of a hippopotamus holding the tails of two crocodiles in its mouth. The base is inscribed with a device consisting of four ibex heads.

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Title: Hippopotamus-Head Design Amulet Inscribed With Four Linked Ibex Heads.
Period: First Intermediate Period
Date: ca. 2150–2040 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Steatite, white glazed
Dimensions: diam. 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in)
Credit Line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Object Number: 26.7.39
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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