# Head of a Hippopotamus

- Date: ca. 1386–1347 BCE
- Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster) with traces of gesso and red pigment
- Classification: Head, Hippopotamus
- Dimensions: H. 14 cm (5 1/2 in); W. 12.2 cm (4 13/16 in); D. from back to jaw 15.2 cm (6 in)
- Culture: Egypt
- Credit line: 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
- Museum: [The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/547775)
- Rights: [Public domain (Open Access, CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/met/CRDImages/eg/web-large/DT4210.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)