Shroud of Djedmut

Shroud of Djedmut

An item at Louvre

Decoration: worship scene; woman (standing, robe, cone of perfume, offering, incense, in front); Amenhotep I (standing on, sign of gold, shroud, holding, 2, flagellum, short wig, crown of Taténen); dog-headed god (below, one knee on the ground, on, sign of gold, right arm raised); Anubis (?); soul of Nékhen (?) (from text)

Department of Egyptian Antiquities

An exhibit at Louvre

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The collections of the Department of Egyptian Antiquities present the civilization that evolved on the banks of the Nile, from the end of Prehistory (around 4,000 BCE) to the Christian era (from the 4th century CE).