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An item at Louvre

Decoration: journey of the sun (2); ram-headed god (4, front face, pulling); boat of Ra (left face, sign of the horizon); dog (4, back face, rope, snake head, pulling); boat of Ra (right face, naos, man, leaning, ?)

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).