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An item at Louvre

Harpocrates (child god, seated, naked, finger in mouth, hemhem crown, lock of hair from childhood); missing left hand


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).