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Animals in the Desert, Tomb of Amenemopet
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Tempera on paper, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18
Egyptian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Rogers Fund 1930
Title: Animals in the Desert, Tomb of Amenemopet
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Tempera on paper, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18.
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