Princess's Tomb Opened 4000 Years Old 1956

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Allahoun, Fayoun district, Egypt.

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Various shots of crowds at the excavation site of Princess Nefrou-Ptah (4,000 years old), including Minister of National Education Kamal El Din Hussein, and Mr. Moustapha, Amer Director of Egyptian Archaeology. MS. Vase which...

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Cataloguer:
Agnew
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
82398
Sort Number:
UN 2842 C
Time in/Out:
01:34:37:00 / 01:35:55:00
Canister:
UN 2842 C
Film ID:
2818.21
Issue Date:
1956

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