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Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in Egypt. For the use of students and travellers (1914)

Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916, Johns, Agnes Sophia Griffith, 1859- · New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons; London, H. Grevel and Co. · leaf 137

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