Object Number: Ha6756

Collection: World Archaeology - Egyptology

Object Name: amulet

Description: 6 faience figure moulded in the form of a pregnant hippopotamus, standing with one leg forward on a rectangular base. It has a long headress, and stands with its arms resting on its rotund stomach. The smallest figure is made of pale green faience, and is pierced through a pilaster at the back. Another is made of turquoise faience, has crudely moulded squarish features, and is pierced through the back of the neck. One is made of pale green shiny faience, is tall and pierced through a square loop at the back of the neck. The largest figure is damaged, and pierced through a loop at the top of the head. It is crudely moulded. The other two are almost flat and pierced lengthways. They ahve crude moulding on one side, and are plain on the other side. One is brown faience, the other pale green.

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