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Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by Yash Shah
published on 28 July 2017

The Faiyum, an ancient oasis which flourished during the Egyptian Middle Kingdom. It is most famous today for the finds of many fine painted mummy coffin lids.

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Shah, Y. (2017, July 28). Faiyum. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6921/faiyum/

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Shah, Yash. "Faiyum." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified July 28, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6921/faiyum/.

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Shah, Yash. "Faiyum." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 28 Jul 2017. Web. 24 Mar 2023.

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