pearls; ribbed globular pearl

An item at Louvre

batch of globular pearls, some of which are very flattened, with a ribbed or stretched surface; one pearl is striated horizontally

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).

Louvre