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Stele of Meryrê

Stele of Meryrê

An item at Louvre

Decoration: 1st register; lustration; man (standing, Chendjit loincloth, holding, Hes vase, in front); couple (seated) 2nd register; lustration; man (standing, holding, Hes vase); child (standing, lock of childhood); couple (seated) in the arch; Chen sign (flanked by); Oudjat eye (2)

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).