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    Incised block (talatat) from an Amarna temple, Queen Nefertiti offering a bouquet to Aten. Egypt. Ancient Egyptian. 18th dynasty c 1352 1336 BC. (Photo by Werner Forman/Universal Images Group/Getty Images)
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    Howard Carter (1873-1939) egyptologue anglais pres du sarcophage en or massif du pharaon Toutankhamon (momie) en Egypte (Vallee des Rois) en 1922 (photo Harry Burton)  ---  Howard Carter (1873-1939) english egyptologist near golden sarcophagus of Tutankhamon (mummy) in Egypt in 1922 (photo Harry Burton)
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