Imprint offers rare glimpse into life and work of maker from Egypt’s Middle Kingdom era

Imprint offers rare glimpse into life and work of maker from Egypt’s Middle Kingdom era

The model on which the handprint was discovered has been dated to around 2055–1650 BCE.

The discovery is made ahead of an exhibition about the people who made the ancient Egyptian crafts.

LONDON: British researchers have discovered a rare handprint on a 4,000-year-old Egyptian artifact, a Cambridge museum said. The ancient handprint was found by museum conservators…