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Bes Oudjat washer; amulet

Bes Oudjat washer; amulet

An item at Louvre

pierced Decoration: wedjat eye (on the front); head of Bes (crown of Bes, on the back)


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).