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painted shroud; mummy portrait

painted shroud; mummy portrait

An item at Louvre

Associated with it are two fragments of fabric found on the back of the shroud and deposited during the 2003 restoration. Decoration: woman (tunic, coat, scarf, Julia Domna hairstyle, earrings, necklace, ring, bracelet, holder, garland of flowers)


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).