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Hippopotamus
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid (Mesa'eed), Tomb 10
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Length: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.297
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed) tomb 10, no. 21 [M/10/21]. 1910: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: March 2, 1911)
(Accession Date: March 2, 1911)