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Masks in the Style of the Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs

One of the most famous pieces of art from Cairo is the mask of Tutankhamun, an Egyptian king who reigned from 1134–1325 B.C.E. It is made of gold and decorated with semi-precious stones. It was unearthed in 1925, when an archeological team from

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