Hippopotamus
1630–1539 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueFaience
DimensionsHeight x width x length: 10.4 x 8.3 x 20.9 cm (4 1/8 x 3 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit LineMartha A. Willcomb Fund
Accession number51.8
On View
On viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1870: brought from Egypt probably by Charles Hale, Consul General in Alexandria from 1864 to 1870; 1951: purchased by the MFA from Mrs. Fredson Bowers, Charlottesville, VA, daughter of Philip L. Hale, for $50. (Accession Date: January 1, 1951)
2960–2770 B.C.
2960–2770 B.C.
332–31 B.C.
2960–2649 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
1980–1630 B.C.
760–332 B.C.
399–300 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
664–525 B.C.
1356–1332 B.C.