


curved stele; three-register stele
An item at Louvre
Decoration: 1st register; lustration; man (standing, loincloth, holding, ewer, in front); woman (seated, dress, enveloping wig, cone of perfume); man (seated, loincloth, cone of perfume) 2nd register; procession of relatives; woman (2, standing, holding, fowl, bouquet); man (standing, holding, fowl) 3rd register; procession of relatives; music scene; woman (standing, playing, double flute); man (2, standing, carrying, offerings, vase holder)
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).