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An item at Louvre

woman (standing, playing, tambourine) (Draped garment tied near the chest, holds the right hand on the hip, and with the left hand holds the tambourine at her side. Her face is framed by ringlets, surmounted by two head garlands and a double bud, one of which has now disappeared. Hollow terracotta, flat back, vent hole.)

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).