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Faience figure of a hippopotamus

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Title/s	Faience figure of a hippopotamus
Category	figure
Name	figurine
Description	hippopotamus. The hippopotamus represented the god Seth (who murdered his brother Osiris) in later period. The ancient Egyptians saw the animal as ferocious; however, figures were often included in burials. The Romans often included hippopotami on wall paintings and mosaics representing Egypt. They are often shown hunted.
Field Collection	Egypt
Dimensions	length 15 cm width 8 cm
Period	Middle Kingdom
Date	2055 B.C. — 1650 B.C.
Provenance	bequeathed: Greg, Sir Robert 1954 (Filtered for: Antiquities)
Material/s	faience
Accession Number	E.341.1954 (Antiquities) (Reference Number: 62396; Input Date: 2003-03-25 / Last Edit: 2011-07-13)

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Faience figure of a hippopotamus