figurine of Horus the harpooner
An item at Louvre
Horus (falcon-headed god, standing, right arm raised, loincloth with rounded edge, pschent crown, holding spear, ?); right fist (pierced); left fist (pierced); spear missing
Department of Egyptian Antiquities
An exhibit at Louvre
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).