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statue of lararium

An item at Louvre

head of a man (pierced ears) Decoration: Osiris (standing, seen from the front, flanked by); man (standing, loincloth with puffed front, shirt with pleated sleeves, presenting, fire altar); woman (standing, pleated dress, playing, sistrum) on the right; Sekhmet (lion-headed goddess, standing, solar disk); Hathor (cow-headed goddess, standing, double upright feather, solar disk); Apis (bull, standing on, base, solar disk) on the left; Ptah (standing, in, naos); Nefertum (standing, holding, emblem of Nefertum); Anubis (dog-headed god, standing) at the top; Ptah (standing, in, naos)

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).