arched stele

arched stele

An item at Louvre

Decoration: in the arch; 1st register; adoration scene; man (kneeling, loincloth, sleeved shirt, panther skin, shaved head, worshipping); Osiris (seated); Harsiesis (falcon-headed god, seated); the four sons of Horus (standing on a lotus flower) 2nd register; man (kneeling, worshipping); goddess (4, standing, robe, tripartite wig, holding a was scepter, ankh sign); Isis; Heket; Nut below; right; man (standing, loincloth, panther skin, shaved head) (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).