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s= Art, Egyptian
s= Egypt--Antiquities
s= Egypt--Social conditions
s= Funeral Rites and Ceremonies--Egypt
s= Egypt--Religious life and customs
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s= Mythology, Greek in art
s= Sculpture, Hellenistic
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NA architecture
NB sculpture
NC drawing, design, illustration
ND painting
NE prints
NK design, decorative arts
NX visual and performing arts
TR photography
TS industrial design (level 2)
Z 40-286 typography
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