cast of a figurine of Harpocrates
An item at Louvre
Harpocrates (standing, walking, finger in mouth, lock of hair from childhood, pschent crown); base
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).