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Stele of Méry

Stele of Méry

An item at Louvre

Decoration: 1st register; funeral meal (2); man (seated, in front, offerings); lotus; man (2, standing); woman (standing); man (standing, holding, bird, in front); couple (seated); man (kneeling); woman (kneeling, under, seat, breathing, lotus flower) 2nd register; funeral meal; man (3, seated); woman (kneeling); procession of offering bearers; woman (3, standing, carrying, basket, mirror, vase); vase (oil vases with their names)

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).