
beads; amulet; cornflower bead
An item at Louvre
mandrake; fleur-de-lis; rosette; head of Hathor; offering table; modern assembly (10 amulets strung on the same wire with modern beads)
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).