Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt pages, as well as items specific to the cosmetic palettes of Ancient Egypt. It also explains the Old Kingdom label (Ancient Egypt), (for Pharaoh Den), with some of the oldest used hieroglyph sign examples, and also discusses the signs upon pottery. The English text is 251 pages, and contains a short word glossary for 29 entries, a one-page bibliography, and a five-page index. The Gardiner sign list covers five pages, with the 650+ signs, with hieroglyph topic pages in the "red color" for the glyph and a page number-adjacent, as a location . Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt Hieroglyphics:
Rosetta Stone is its most-visited single object, and a simple image of it has been the museum's best selling postcard for several decades. The Rosetta Stone was originally displayed at a slight angle from the horizontal, and rested within a metal cradle that was made for it, which involved shaving off very small portions of its sides to ensure that the cradle fitted securely. It originally had no protective covering, and it was found necessary by 1847 to place it in a protective frame, despite the presence of attendants to ensure that it was not touched by visitors. Since 2004, the conserved