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<span  class=txtLegende>The Seated Scribe<br></span>Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty (?), c. 2620-2500 BC<br>E 3023<br>Egyptian Antiquities
The Seated Scribe
Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty (?), c. 2620-2500 BC
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