His series gained popularity in the 1800s under the title of Hieroglyphics. Featuring aquatint portraits of various traders from grocers to blacksmiths and more, these pieces were constructed ...

The symbols they used were called hieroglyphs, which comes from a Greek word meaning ‘sacred carving’. The ancient Egyptians believed that hieroglyphs had been invented by the gods.

You could put everyone's hieroglyphs together and make one giant ... I've used some clay and pressed some rope into the design. When I push it down and pull it back out it's left deep marks ...