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Figurine of a Pygmy Dance Leader
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Ivory, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12 early-mid
Rights: Public Domain
Egyptian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Rogers Fund 1934
Title: Figurine of a Pygmy Dance Leader
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Ivory, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12 early-mid.
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