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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
This image shows a long, narrow strip of palm leaf covered in tiny, neat writing. The text fills every inch, packed in rows from top to bottom. The colors are faded, mostly browns and blacks, with just a hint of red or blue in some lines. The writing looks like it was done by hand, carefully lined up in columns. It’s hard to read today, but it might be an old script or language. If you’re curious about how ancient books were made, check out *cross-hatching* in art techniques.
