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painted shroud

painted shroud

An item at Louvre

Decoration: Osiris (tunic, cloak, crown of Taténen, standing on); boat (equipped with, 2, bovine, head of, on, lined with papyrus, flanked by); Isis; Nephthys; character (carrying, ensign); series of divinities (right, left); sphinx (seated, equipped with wings); Anubis (dog, seated, presenting, wheel); scarab; Hathor (cow, lying down, double ostrich feather); crown of Taténen; Atef crown; oar

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).