Styles Genres Museums Artists Support

An open visual arts database with 425,000+ artworks, 36,000+ artists, and 800+ styles spanning centuries of human creativity.

Browse

Styles
Genres
Museums
Artists
Favorites

Popular Styles

Impressionism
Romanticism
Surrealism
Pop Art
Cubism
Realism

Museums

Art Institute of Chicago
MoMA
Rijksmuseum
Cleveland Museum of Art
The MET
Louvre

VisualArtsDB is free and open for everyone.

Support the project

© 2026 VisualArtsDB

Amulet of a Hippopotamus Head by Ancient Egyptian — VisualArtsDB

Amulet of a Hippopotamus Head

Amulet of a Hippopotamus Head

Ancient Egyptian

-1985–-1773

Medium: Serpentine
Dimensions: 1.6 × 1 × 0.6 cm (5/8 × 3/8 × 1/4 in.)
Genre: amulet
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

Styles

Tags

jewelryanimalsHippopotamusancient artamuletcostumeegyptianunidentified

More by Ancient Egyptian

Statuette of the Apis Bull

Statuette of the Apis Bull

Ancient Egyptian, -1069

Vessel

Vessel

Ancient Egyptian, -1600

Amulet of the Goddess Bastet

Amulet of the Goddess Bastet

Ancient Egyptian, -1069

Scarab: Falcon and Hieroglyphs

Scarab: Falcon and Hieroglyphs

Ancient Egyptian, -1550

Amulet of a Djed Pillar

Amulet of a Djed Pillar

Ancient Egyptian, -1070

Ostracon with a Drawing of a King

Ostracon with a Drawing of a King

Ancient Egyptian, -1295

Amulet of the God Duamutef (one of the four Sons of Horus)

Amulet of the God Duamutef (one of the four Sons of Horus)

Ancient Egyptian, -1070

Mirror Decoration

Mirror Decoration

Ancient Egyptian, 301

Statuette of the Goddess Neith

Statuette of the Goddess Neith

Ancient Egyptian, -945

Amulet of the God Thoth

Amulet of the God Thoth

Ancient Egyptian, -664

Amphora

Amphora

Ancient Egyptian, -1550

Fragment

Fragment

Ancient Egyptian, 201