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Head of Sesostris III

Head of Sesostris III

An item at Louvre

king (hairstyle nemes, uraeus); sphinx (?); head (Possible connection with the sphinx London BM EA 1849)

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).