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Head of a Hippopotamus

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Head of a Hippopotamus

Date: ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
Type: Head, Hippopotamus
Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster) with traces of gesso and red pigment
Department: Egyptian Art
Institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object number: 1997.375
Credit: Purchase, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, Gift of Henry Walters, by exchange, Ludlow Bull Fund, Beatrice Cooper Gift, and funds from various donors, 1997

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