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Treasures of Ancient Egypt

Episode 1: The Birth of Art

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

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Tracing the origins of Egypt's unique visual style, Alastair Sooke treks across the Sahara and travels the Nile to find the rarely seen art of its earliest peoples. Show more

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