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An item at Louvre

Basket edges, very fine weaving, two-tone wickerwork (light brown and red). "Basket sides; very fine work; traces of ornamentation; very worn." (detailed methodical inventory).

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).