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arched stele

arched stele

An item at Louvre

upper part Decoration: procession; priest (2, shaved head, carrying, statue); Maat (winged goddess, standing, tripartite wig, ostrich feather, protecting); Amenhotep I (standing, sleeved shirt, usekh necklace, short wig, uraeus, false straight beard, holding, staff) (the statue of Amenhotep I protected by Maat is in a naos carried by priests)

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).