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Horse Handle from a Pyxis Lid

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Head: lines and dots on face. Body: lattice diamonds on chest. Reserved bands. Head is scratched. Legs restored.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Bequest of David M. Robinson
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Title: Horse Handle from a Pyxis Lid
Description:
Head: lines and dots on face.
Body: lattice diamonds on chest.
Reserved bands.
Head is scratched.
Legs restored.

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