Catalog
Token Sphinx and pyramids
| Location | Egypt |
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| Type | Token |
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| Obverse description | The field depicts a classic Egyptian tourist scene in low relief: the Great Sphinx at left and a large pyramid at upper right, with a standing dromedary camel in the center foreground. A seated figure, likely a camel handler, crouches at lower right beside a small resting animal, evoking the Giza plateau. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts three ancient Egyptian figures in profile relief, dressed in pharaonic costume with characteristic headdresses, engaged in a musical or ceremonial performance. The rightmost figure plays a large angular harp, while the other two appear to be dancing or playing instruments, evoking a scene from an ancient Egyptian theatrical or court performance. |
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