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The inscription

Detail from the gilded wooden "Ostrich hunt" fan.

The inscription on the stick says that Tutankhamun hunted ostriches in the desert near Heliopolis and provided feathers for this fan.

 

Tutankhamun treasures of the golden pharaoh. Saatchi Gallery, London.

 

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