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Hippopotamus
Egyptian
Predynastic
before 3850–about 2960 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 13 x 17 x 29 cm (5 1/8 x 6 11/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Mrs. Charles Gaston Smith's Group
Accession Number48.252
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionHippopotamus on base which has four holes on either side of the animal. Traces of brown and red paint. Front of base curved upwards at corners.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt. 1903: acquired in Egypt by Dr. F. R. Martin, Stockholm; by 1948: with Dr. Jacob Hirsch, New York; 1948: purchased by the MFA from Dr. Hirsch for $950. (Accession date: March 8, 1948)