miniature coffin; pseudo-mummy; figurine; magic ball
An item at Louvre
falcon-headed god (in the shape of); the four sons of Horus (On the tank, four cylindrical holes on each side at the height of the pegs and on the head were used for the passage of wooden pegs. The sarcophagus is held closed by two staples under the base and on the top of the head (probably placed by V. Loret at the beginning of the 20th century).)
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).