SCARABOÏD IN THE FORM OF A RECLINING HIPPOPOTAMUS
EGYPT, MIDDLE KINGDOM, 12TH DYNASTY, REIGN OF AMENEMHAT III,
C. 1842-1794 BC
STEATITE
H: 1,5 CM; L: 3 CM
Provenance : Sotheby’s London, 11th June, 1973, lot 184
In the centre of the base is a cartouche inscribed with the coronation name of Pharaoh Amenemhat III (Nj-mAat-ra), watched over by two crocodiles and swum alongside by two tilapia fish.