Weight in the Form of a Hippopotamus Head
c. 1540–1296 BC
Maker Unknown
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Weight in the Form of a Hippopotamus Head, c. 1540–1296 BC. Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18. Hematite; overall: 2.2 x 3 x 4.2 cm (7/8 x 1 3/16 x 1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1992.114 The word hippopotamus comes from the ancient Greek for "river horse" (ἱπποπόταμος).
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Implements
- Formatted Medium
- hematite
- Medium
- hematite
- Dimensions
- Overall: 2.2 x 3 x 4.2 cm (7/8 x 1 3/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
- Departments
- Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Accession Number
- 1992.114
- Credit Line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 107 Egyptian
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