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Magic of Mummies Is Resurrected at Brooklyn Museum

The world’s finest existing copy of a book of spells from the Age of the Pharaohs is on view at Prospect Heights.

'Illustrated Book of the Dead,' 305-30 B.C.E. Papyrus, ink, gold, and paper. Detail.
'Illustrated Book of the Dead,' 305-30 B.C.E. Papyrus, ink, gold, and paper. Detail. Via Brooklyn Museum