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The Question of the Use of Bitumen or Pitch by the Ancient Egyptians in Mummification

โœ Scribed by A. Lucas

Book ID
118734849
Publisher
The Egypt Exploration Society
Year
1914
Tongue
English
Weight
921 KB
Volume
1
Category
Article
ISSN
0307-5133

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