hieroglyph

What initially appears abstract contains hidden images: Wild creatures and undecipherable hieroglyphs lurk in the paint.

Initial plans for an exhibition on the Rosetta Stone, the artifact that helped reveal the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphs, also received an unexpected response, Frost recalled.

It was about the size of a fire hydrant, made of cement and decorated with faded hippie hieroglyphs.

Archaeologists have also found Egyptian hieroglyphs carved into the tomb of Pharaoh Seth-Peribsen that date to around the same historical period.

The pharaoh is deep turquoise — the color of Egyptian faience — as is the wall behind him, which is incised with hieroglyphs.