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This stone fragment was made in ancient Egypt during the first few centuries it was under Roman occupation (30 BCE-641 CE). The fragment shows a dignitary or foreign emissary from Meroe, which flourished to Egypt's south from 800 BCE to 350 CE. (Musée du Cinquantenaire, Brussels)
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Wiener, J. B. (2017, November 12). Fragment of a Dignitary from Meroë. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/7607/
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