Hippopotamus ("William")
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 17.9.1 · public domain
Figurine, Hippopotamus ("William"); Dendur-decoded: Hippopotamus ("William"). Accession 17.9.1 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1961–1878 B.C.. Medium: Faience. Public domain Open Access record with credit line and museum link. Free on Serpent Earth.
- Object type
- Figurine, Hippopotamus ("William"); Dendur-decoded
- Period
- Middle Kingdom · Dynasty 12 · ca. 1961–1878 B.C.
- Medium
- Faience
- Credit line
- Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1917
- License
- CC0 (public domain)
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