arched stele

An item at Louvre

Decoration: left; man (large scale, standing, arms dangling, loincloth with triangular front, usekh necklace) right; woman (2, small scale, standing, dress, tripartite wig, breathing, lotus flower); man (small scale, standing, arms dangling, loincloth with triangular front)

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