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An item at Louvre

Glued to one of the objects is a fragment of stamped leather belonging to a mummy's strap. These calcified cnidarian exoskeletons, which resemble oblong beads, appear to have been used as a mummy's adornment.

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).