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sistrum in Naos

sistrum in Naos

An item at Louvre

head of Hathor (tripartite wig, flanked by); uraeus (2, solar disk); upper part

Department of Egyptian Antiquities

An exhibit at Louvre

sistrum in Naossistrum in Naossistrum in Naossistrum in Naossistrum in Naos

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).