Irtysen Stele

An item at Louvre

Scenery: couple (standing, in front); procession of relatives; woman (standing, dress, tripartite wig, holding by the shoulder); man (standing, loincloth with triangular front, short curly wig, holding, stick, kherep scepter); man (standing, loincloth with triangular front, short curly wig, holding, stick, kherep scepter); man (standing, loincloth with triangular front, wig in pockets, offering, duck); man (standing, close-cropped hair, loincloth with triangular front, offering, ox's leg); man (2, standing, arms dangling, loincloth, close-cropped hair); woman (standing, arms dangling); funeral meal (below); woman (seated, holding by the shoulder); man (breathing, vase, seated, in front); offering table; mirror

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).

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