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A shallow white cross-lined ware bowl illustrating a man on a boat alongside a hippo and crocodile

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Egyptian Art

A shallow white cross-lined ware bowl illustrating a man on a boat alongside a hippo and crocodile

Maker not identified

Date
ca. 3900–3650 B.C.
Medium
Pottery, paint
Dimensions
L. 27.2 x W. 19.9 x H. 6.3 cm (10 11/16 x 7 13/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
Object type
Bowl, white cross-lined ware, man, hippo, crocodile
Period
Predynastic, Naqada I
Country
Egypt
Object number
35.10
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Albert M. Lythgoe, 1935
Gallery
101
Original Met record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Men
  • Crocodiles
  • Hippos

The Met object ID 548385. The source CSV marks this record public domain, the official API identifies it as image-bearing, and the image was reverified as public domain before this page rendered.