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mummified coffin

mummified coffin

An item at Louvre

man (shroud, suspenders, tripartite wig, usekh necklace) Decoration: on the lid; outside on the belly; winged scarab; the four sons of Horus (on, lotus flower) welcoming the dead; man (standing, in front); Imentet; Osiris; Horus on the legs god (standing, holding, oar); priest (holding, papyrus); scene of adoration on the tub; outside on the sides; guardian genies of the afterlife; doors of the afterlife on the tub; inside goddess (large scale); the four sons of Horus (scenes drawn in black, very faded and difficult to read)

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).