To do so, they deciphered an overlooked cartouche, an oval-shaped engraving that represents the name of a pharaoh, "of Ramses II himself," according to the statement. Ramesses II was the third ...

“For an object to bear the cartouches of Rameses II would suggest to me that it belonged to someone of relatively high rank,” she said. “To be able to display such an object, even though it ...