arched stele

arched stele

An item at Louvre

Decoration: in the arch; Méretseger (sphinx, serpent head, lying down, in front); offering table; winged serpent (solar disc) worship scene; man (shaved head, usekh necklace, holding, flower, worshipping); Ptah (shroud, false straight beard, holding, was scepter, ankh sign, djed pillar) (from text)

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).