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Small Standing Hippopotamus?3000-1000 B.C.

Not on view
Small hand-modeled terracotta figurine of an upright animal with a long neck, blunt snout, pierced nostrils, and stubby limbs, unglazed with pale tan and rust-brown surface

Unknown, Small Standing Hippopotamus?, 3000-1000 B.C., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Small Standing Hippopotamus?
Place Made
Mesopotamia
Date Made
3000-1000 B.C.
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
6 x 5 in. (15.24 x 12.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck
Accession Number
M.76.174.201
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient