detailed scarab

detailed scarab

An item at Louvre

scarab with human head; not pierced (molded back but presence of knife marks perhaps to make the legs) Decoration: royal cartouche (2); gold sign; hieroglyphs

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).