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figurine of Harpocrates

figurine of Harpocrates

An item at Louvre

Harpocrates (standing, finger to mouth, pschent crown, tunic, holding cornucopia); pilaster (Vent hole at the back. Significant remains of white paint on the left side of the front, over the entire height.)

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).