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An item at Louvre

A metal axle ending in two discs holds the two spindle-shaped crosspieces in their center. Three of their ends were joined by tenon and one by groove to missing parts. Traces of fiber, resin. Two folding crosspieces?

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).