EGYPTIAN PAPYRUS

A PRESENT TO MY FATHER IN LAW BY A FORMER MEXICAN PRESIDENT

Dimensions

30X30 CM

Acquired From:

Inherited

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David U.

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June 4, 2024
Fair Market Value:
$
300
-
$
600
USD

Dear James, Based on the images, this is a: Guajarati Language Papyrus. A tall rushlike plant (Cyperus Papyrus) of the Sedge family, formerly growing in Egypt, and now found in Abyssinia, Syria, Sicily, etc. The stem is triangular and about an inch thick. / ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant / a material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant, used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on and also for making rope, sandals, and boats. Good condition.