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Normally we use writing instruments to record down our stories, but what if the pen itself told a story? Crafted using some of the finest materials and techniques these fountain pens feature design elements that tell intricate tales of prominent figures from human history and lore.
Joining Montegrappa’s Ancient Civilisations series, the Thoth fountain pen enjoys a special presence, for Thoth was the Egyptian deity ascribed with the invention of the alphabet and writing. The Thoth writing instruments are imbued with the design language of ancient Egypt. The pen’s shape, possesses curves recalling a mummy’s sarcophagus, the decoration emphasising the likeness. The burnished laser-cut engravings recreate the atmosphere of highly-adorned walls in an Egyptian throne room. Hieroglyphics encircle the bottom of the cap, while motifs inspired by period Egyptian clothing may be found on the upper part. On the bottom of the barrel is the symbol of Thoth, a stylised ibis, while the barrel is engraved with the inscriptions from one of Thoth’s emerald tablets, believed to be written in the ancient language of Atlantis.
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