Pharaonic Antiquities In the halls dedicated to ancient Egyptian artifacts, displays teach us particularly about the development of writing. Here, we find various statues of ancient Egyptian scribes and there, a collection of writing tools from the Pharaonic period. There are displays devoted to papyrus with an illustrated history of its use in Egypt as well as documentation on the evolution of writing through the period. A limestone Fragment of a stela which bears part of seven columns of hieroglyphic inscription from left to right in praise of the God Amun. The fragment still retains its original colors. It dates to the New Kingdom when the cult of the God Amun spread and flourished and he became the official God of the Egyptian Empire. Dimensions: H. 40 cm; W. 67 cm Provenance: El Kurna All content on this page unless otherwise specified © Diane Day 2001-2006