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Hippopotamus figurine, ca. 780–525 BCE

Hippopotamus figurine

ca. 780–525 BCE · Figurine, Hippopotamus

May one see it?

Yes, receiving visitors

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, United States

Room127

On public display.

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Source
The museum
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Particulars

Accession number
20.2.25

What it shows

Hippos

In the catalog

SculptureStoneBefore 1400Late Period

Sources

In the same room · Gallery 127, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Museum page
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artist's Painting of a Hippopotamus, ca. 1473–1458 BCE

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art