Where Do You Find Hieroglyphs?
By Alistair Boddy-Evans, About.com Guide
Hieroglyphs may also be carved in bas-relief, with the symbols projecting from the background as in this example from the limestone relief of Rahotep (possibly the son of Sneferu) taken from Meidum, early 4th Dynasty, c.2600 BCE. (British Museum)
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