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Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker examine The Seated Scribe at Musée du Louvre.

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Soviet Propaganda Poster of Joseph Stalin, c.1949

The KGB Spy Gadgets that Fought the Cold War Go to Auction

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Ancient

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