EGYPTIAN PAPYRUS FRAGMENTS IN FRAME
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Roman Period, Ca. 100 BC - 100 AD (or earlier). A sheet of papyrus inscribed with demotic text in black ink. Demotic was used specifically for writing detailed documents, like accounting, literacy, and religious texts, and represents a movement from standardised hieroglyphs. Demotic was used famously as one of three writings on the Rosetta stone. The Brooklyn Museum, 37.1803E.Size: L:202mm / W:160mm ; 100gProvenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in early 2000s; previously in 1970s UK collection.
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EGYPTIAN PAPYRUS FRAGMENTS IN FRAME
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