Egyptian hieroglyphic writing on calcite. 19th Dynasty. New Kingdom.

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Egyptian hieroglyphic writing on calcite. Top: fragment of the sarcophagus of Merenptah. 19th Dynasty. New Kingdom. 1213-1203 BC. From the tomb 8 of the Valley of the Kings. Bottom: fragment of a sarcophagus lid, probably of Seti I. 19th Dynasty. New Kingdom. 1294-1279 BC. Origin unknown. British Museum. London. United Kingdom.

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