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Lisht: Wood figurines of Senusret I
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Two wooden statuettes of Senusret holding staffs (Cairo Museum; AE 1915-1)
Senusret I, the second king of the 12th Dynasty, ruled for 45 years (1917-1872 BC), one of the longest reigns in the the Middle Kingdom. Here each of the two wood figurines show him holding a staff, a symbol of rulership. The two different hats represent him as the ruler of both North and South Egypt.
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