Funerary Stele with Ankh (Looped Cross) Featuring a Human Face at the Center

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Funerary Stele with Ankh (Looped Cross) Featuring a Human Face at the Center

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Summary

The ankh was an ancient Egyptian symbol of eternal life, used in the Byzantine period in Egypt as an alternative form of the cross.
Attributed to Egypt, Akhmim (former Panopolis)

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Date

0500 - 0699

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Metropolitan Museum of Art

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http://www.metmuseum.org/

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Public Domain Dedication (CC0)