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Papyrus
The papyrus reed which grows in the Nile marshes of Egypt was used by ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans to form a type of paper by laying thin strips over each other and pressing them. If the manuscript was of any length, a number of papyrus sheets were attached to form a long roll., Thebes, Ptolemaic Period.
Production Primary Date:
Ptolemaic/Egyptian/Mediterranean/Early Western World/Periods by Region
Provenance Place:
Thebes, Egypt
E30.199
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