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![Lion Amulet, Perforated Lengthwise, Inscribed with the Name of Senwosret I and the Epithet "Beloved by the Souls [Ancient Rulers or Gods] of Heliopolis"](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ci/AL18g_R164VH3wIkli7SQyha8I39n5apu8sPFEai0qKKkhLwcK4vd5T6ENfw6anHLwiSxMoXhCOXKw)
Lion Amulet, Perforated Lengthwise, Inscribed with the Name of Senwosret I and the Epithet "Beloved by the Souls [Ancient Rulers or Gods] of Heliopolis"
ca. 1961–1917 B.C.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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- Title: Lion Amulet, Perforated Lengthwise, Inscribed with the Name of Senwosret I and the Epithet "Beloved by the Souls [Ancient Rulers or Gods] of Heliopolis"
- Date Created: ca. 1961–1917 B.C.
- Physical Dimensions: 1 11/16 x 2 9/16 in. (4.3 x 6.5 cm)
- Type: Amulet, lion
- External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/552209
- Medium: Amethyst
- Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
- Period: Middle Kingdom
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