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An item at Louvre

Male head with an elongated face, wider at the temples, narrow but deep face, schematic orifices: large eyes, triangular nose, horizontal segment mouth, strong neck. Hairstyle with radiating ridges in relief around the forehead (schematic hair or crown?) topped with a falling veil. Heavy object, thick walls. At the back, smooth lapel.

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).