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Papyrus

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Meet Some Of The Last Papyrus Makers In Egypt Keeping A 5,000-Year-Old Craft Alive | Still Standing

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How to Paint on Egyptian Papyrus

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[S3] Check this out! Framing a papyrus - Step by step tutorial - 2 frame types

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Egypt - Ancient Art : Papyrus Paintings

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Papyrus Art Painting - Replica from the Tomb of Pashedu

Papyrus is a material similar to thick paper that was used in ancient times as a writing surface. It was made from the pith of the papyrus plant, Cyperus papyrus, a wetland sedge. Papyrus can also refer to a document written on sheets of such material, joined together side by side and rolled up into a scroll, an early form of a book.
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