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An item at Louvre

Sekhmet (lion-headed goddess, ?, seated on stepped base, protecting); man (standing); Bastet; lower part Decoration: serpent (armed, legged, winged); decans (?) (on the sides of the seat)

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).