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I wonder about the lead content in their every day pottery.

https://digitalfire.com/glossary/lead+in+ceramic+glazes

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Yes there was some pottery in the stele as well. Here's another source on the use of lead in Ancient Egypt: https://kb.osu.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/bc446b4d-0cd2-524f-a107-fa7b488cd04d/content

"In ancient Egyptian and Greco-Roman times metallic lead was produced as a by-product of silver mining."

"Early Egyptian tombs also yield ample evidence of advanced metallurgy and the use of lead pigments for glazes, paints, and cosmetics."

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Excellent series of deductions and research!!

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