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figurine of Aphrodite with shell

figurine of Aphrodite with shell

An item at Louvre

Aphrodite (standing, half-naked, drapery, carrying shell); head missing


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).