arched stele

arched stele

An item at Louvre

Decoration: 1st register; adoration scene; man (2, standing, curled wig, loincloth, loincloth, worshipping); woman (standing, dress, enveloping wig, worshipping); Osiris (seated, in, chapel) 2nd register; funeral meal (2, symmetrical); woman (2, standing, in front); couple (2, seated); offering table 3rd register; group of relatives; woman (3, seated on the ground, left arm folded on the chest); man (4, seated with one knee raised) in the arch; Chen sign (flanked by); wedjat eye (2); vase

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).