Sphinx of Tanis

An item at Louvre

royal sphinx (reclining, nemes hairstyle, uraeus, straight false beard)

Department of Egyptian Antiquities

An exhibit at Louvre

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).

Louvre