I posted these pics LATE last night, so I am hoping there are more people online to see them. I found this about 5 1/2 feet down. Although I found it in Oregon, I am hoping it's real and made its way over here somehow. I am awaiting further word from museums and so far what I have heard is promising. Just want more people to see it. The black coating isn't a mold, it's solid rock.
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Well considering it came out of the ground about an hour before the pics were taken, I'd say they came out pretty well. As for the Oregon smart a$$ comment, you're right, I am sure no old time Oregon explorers ever went to Egypt.

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don't know but it's a cool find, good luck

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I suppose it's possible that plundered Egyptian artifacts were smuggled over to the west coast a long time ago. Either that, or they are reproductions from a museum that have been thrown away. Hopefully it's the former, that would be much more exciting. I understand that Portland was once a port that got a lot of worldwide merchant traffic. Good luck.

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That's pretty damn cool!

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