arched stele

An item at Louvre

Upper half Decoration: worship scene; man (standing, shaved head, reward necklace, ?, loincloth with puffed front, shirt with pleated sleeves, presenting, fire altar); Osiris (seated, cubic seat, atef crown, holding, heqa scepter, whip, coiled false beard); Isis (standing, sign of Isis, holding, sign of life); offering table

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).

Louvre