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amulet

amulet

An item at Louvre

stele (biface); pierced in width Decoration: Nefertum (standing, holding, scepter, loincloth, crown of Nefertum, holding by the hand); Sekhmet (?); goddess with lioness' head (standing, dress, solar disk); head of Bes (at the top)

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).