A LIMESTONE SEAL IN THE FORM OF A HORSE'S HEAD, with long neck and incised ankh (life) sign on the base

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A LIMESTONE SEAL IN THE FORM OF A HORSE'S HEAD, with long neck and incised ankh (life) sign on the base
6th Century B.C.
2½in. (6.3cm.) high

Lot Essay

The horse head appears stylistically to belong more to the Mediterranean world and might have belonged to one of the many foreign settlers or mercenaries in Egypt during this period

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