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An item at Louvre

woman (Squatting praying woman, hands raised forward. The figure's face is round, her hair is arranged in thick "melon ribs." The woman, dressed in a short pleated tunic, wears a necklace made up of several discs and rings on her wrists. The back of the figurine is smooth. Traces of white slip remain.)

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).