Split stone AAL 146a
Two halves of limestone, one inscribed with early hieratic signs in black and red ink (AAL 146a), one empty (AAL 146b). Dimensions 12 x 17 cm. Probably from Helwan, Egypt, around 2534-2120 BCE.
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story by Ben Haring.These two pieces of limestone, one of which is inscribed, might look insignificant at first. But when we take a closer look at the (con)text, they reveal themselves to be two halves of an important and interesting object…