The seal appears to depict the bestowing of legitimacy on a local ruler, a scene experts say matches the geopolitical reality in the area during the Late Bronze Age, when the Canaanites were ruled by Egypt.
Tour guide for eighth-grade pupils in Azor comes up with finding, which likely depicts an ancient Egyptian pharaoh bestowing authority on local Canaanite ruler
'At first, I thought it was a toy lying in the dirt, but an inner voice said to me: ‘Pick it up and turn it over!’ explained Gilad Stern of the Israel Antiquities Authority Educational Center.
The seal appears to depict the bestowing of legitimacy on a local ruler, a scene experts say matches the geopolitical reality in the area during the Late Bronze Age, when the Canaanites were ruled by Egypt.