I have always loved the expression "It All Looks Like Hieroglyphics to Me." What is astounding to me is to see actual hieroglyphics. They are so detailed and so delicate. One of the exhibits I saw at the Met yesterday was called "Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom." It is an amazing exhibit, with hundreds of objects, from large stone sculptures, to delicate pieces of jewelry. These photographs are details from a "Stele" made of limestone, with the figures carefully carved into the stone, and then polished. Each of the rows of hieroglyphics in the top photographs is about one and one-half inches tall. These carvings are absolutely stunning. More pictures in another blog post.
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