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Some of these beautiful rods were also found at Tell Gemayemi by Mr. F. Ll. Griffith, and in such sound condition that it was possible to cut them in thin slices, for distribution among various museums. That is, of the kind known as the "false murrhine." The yellows and browns are frequently altered greens. One of the Eleventh Dynasty kings.
Many such trial-pieces were found by Petrie in the ruins of a sculptor's house at Tell el Amarna. A similar collection was found by Mr. F. Ll. Griffith at Tell Gemayemi, in 1886, during his excavations for the Egypt Exploration Fund. See Mr. Petrie's Tanis. Part II., Egypt Exploration Fund. Mr.
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