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Trial piece of Akhenaten, on the reverse a horse's head
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Limestone, New Kingdom Amarna Period, Dynasty 18
Egyptian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Edward S. Harkness 1921
Title: Trial piece of Akhenaten, on the reverse a horse's head
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Limestone, New Kingdom Amarna Period, Dynasty 18.
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