National Geographic History - 11.2019 - 12.2019

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Photographed in the 19th century, two
unidentified men carefully dissect a mummy,
illustrating how academic attitudes toward
Egyptian antiquities were changing. Moving away
from entertainment, unwrapping a mummy was
becoming scholarly work.
BEAUX-ARTS, PARIS/RMN-GRAND PALAIS

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