Stele of Iouy

Stele of Iouy

An item at Louvre

Decoration: 1st register; man (standing, arms dangling, loincloth, close-cropped hair, in front); man (standing, arms dangling, loincloth, close-cropped hair); woman (3, standing, arms dangling, dress) 2nd register; 3rd register; procession of relatives; man (6, standing); woman (6, standing) in the arch; dog (2, lying on, cornice base); vase

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).