Lion amulet
Object type: Amulet, lion
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–18
Date: ca. 1981–1295 B.C.
Medium: Carnelian
Dimensions: L 1.6 × W. 0.5 × H. 0.9 cm (5/8 × 3/16 × 3/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: cemetery
Locus: Pit 758
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1908–09
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1909
Accession year: 1909