Recovered from a prehistoric grave at Dakka in Nubia, the egg carries three unmistakable triangular forms. Beside them is a winding line remarkably reminiscent of the Nile, while a large cross-hatched shape farther east appears to correspond with the Red Sea.
The egg is 7,000 years old.
Archaeologists have described parts of the decoration as possible giraffes. But I see something quite different. I believe we’re looking at a representation of ancient Egypt’s geography…
