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bird mummy

bird mummy

An item at Louvre

Very elongated shape. The bird was mummified with its wings drawn back along its body, its head in line with the body.

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).