anthropoid sarcophagus
An item at Louvre
woman (shroud, tripartite wig, lotus flower, holding, djed pillar, ?) Decoration: on the lid; outside on the shoulders; wedjat eye on the chest; wing on the legs; right; embalming; Isis (kneeling, sign of Isis, leaning) on the legs; left; woman (kneeling, on, sign of gold, worshipping); Nephthys (?, kneeling, leaning) under the feet; Isis (kneeling, on, sign of gold, arms raised) on the basin; outside on the head; Nephthys (kneeling, on, sign of gold, sign of Nephthys, arms raised) right; wedjat eye; Anubis (dog, lying on, corniced base, collar); god (standing, arms dangling); dog-headed god (2, standing, arms dangling); Thoth (ibis-headed god, standing) left; wedjat eye; Anubis (dog, lying on, corniced base, necklace); monkey-headed god (standing, arms dangling); dog-headed god (standing, arms dangling); falcon-headed god (standing, arms dangling); Thoth (ibis-headed god, standing) under feet; 1st register; nefer sign (flanked by); wedjat eye (2); 2nd register; djed pillar (flanked by); Isis knot (2)
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).