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Visitors in the Ancient Egypt Egyptian Sculpture Gallery, British Museum, Bloomsbury, London, England, UK Stock Photo - Alamy
British Museum on Twitter: "Spot the difference! Here's our Egyptian Sculpture Gallery in 1875 and what it looks like today #ThrowbackThursday https://t.co/mdpXHbNCtU" / Twitter
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Visitors in the Ancient Egypt Egyptian Sculpture Gallery, British Museum, Bloomsbury, London, England, UK Stock Photo - Alamy
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British Museum on Twitter: "🏛 Did you know the Museum is the largest indoor space on Google Street View? Peruse more than 60 galleries at your leisure as we #MuseumFromHome – drop
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