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You are wrong, lowly pyramid builder! |
| This sculpture is called "Striding Man." It may have been placed in a tomb to provide a dwelling place for the deceased's spirit. It is inscribed with a prayer to Osiris, god of the underworld. |
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Egypt, Middle Kingdom 13th Dynasty, ca. 1700 B.C. "Striding Man" |
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