The Maudslay casts represent a well-preserved record of ancient Maya texts. To further research and decipherment, epigraphers like Christophe Helmke visit the British Museum storage to update existing drawings. In this photo he is comparing drawings of inscriptions with the glyphs on the Maudslay cast.
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