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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 9817490, member: 5833"]It could be basalt, which often has olivine inclusions. The inscription is a more involved one than is usual on current day tourist items. May be the cartouche of a pharaoh. Not to suggest this was ever the property of an Egyptian ruler.</p><p><br /></p><p>How big is it? Don't know what units your ruler is marked out in.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 9817490, member: 5833"]It could be basalt, which often has olivine inclusions. The inscription is a more involved one than is usual on current day tourist items. May be the cartouche of a pharaoh. Not to suggest this was ever the property of an Egyptian ruler. How big is it? Don't know what units your ruler is marked out in.[/QUOTE]
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