Lot Essay
PUBLISHED:
Animals, 1996, III, no. 37.
Animals, 1996, III, no. 37.
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LATE DYNASTY XVIII, CIRCA 1400-1300 B.C, OR LATER
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AN EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE FAIENCE RECTANGULAR SEAL
LATE DYNASTY XVIII, CIRCA 1400-1300 B.C, OR LATER
With a standing falcon flanked by hieroglyphs giving the name of Amenhotep II (kheperu-ra), rev. a gazelle, head turned backwards towards a stylized flowering plant, pierced longitudinally
5/8 in. (1.6 cm.) long
LATE DYNASTY XVIII, CIRCA 1400-1300 B.C, OR LATER
With a standing falcon flanked by hieroglyphs giving the name of Amenhotep II (kheperu-ra), rev. a gazelle, head turned backwards towards a stylized flowering plant, pierced longitudinally
5/8 in. (1.6 cm.) long
Provenance
Numismatic Art and Ancient Coins, Zurich, Auction 5, 20 November 1987, lot 217.
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