Lion Amulet, Perforated Lengthwise, Inscribed with the Name of Senwosret I and the Epithet "Beloved by the Souls [Ancient Rulers or Gods] of Heliopolis"
Object type: Amulet, lion
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Senwosret I
Date: ca. 1961–1917 B.C.
Medium: Amethyst
Dimensions: 1 11/16 x 2 9/16 in. (4.3 x 6.5 cm)
Geography: From    Egypt  
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Accession year: 1926
Tags: Lions