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Magical bone F 1965/8.5

A rib, presumably of a bovine (a cow?), 49 x 5 cm. The bone is inscribed in Sahidic Coptic with a magical text, 80 short lines on the convex side, 45 on the concave side.

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  • A strange object

    story by Jacques van der Vliet.

    This object is not a work of art or even an artifact. It is an animal bone, perhaps a cow’s rib, and may look dreadful at first sight.

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