Mariette Bey House in Saqqara. Francois Auguste Ferdinand Mariette (1821-1881) was a French scholar, archaeologist and Egyptologist, founder of the Egyptian Department of Antiquities, the forerunner of the Supreme Council of Antiquities. Ancient Egypt History. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1879

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