barrel pearl

barrel pearl

An item at Louvre

3 whole barrel pearls: 2 with the orifice blocked by a pebble and 1 with the hole just outlined; 2 other fragments of a more cylindrical shape

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).