Ancient Egyptian model of maize. Glass and bronze with wooden stem. From Tell el-Amarna. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1553-1336 BC.
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The ancient Egyptians didn't have maize/corn. Maybe a similar grain?
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I assume so. I think it was called tefi, but I'm not sure.
There is a crop called “teff” from the highlands of Ethiopia but it doesn’t look like this.
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