stele of Horus

stele of Horus

An item at Louvre

Decoration: deity slaying harmful animals; Harpocrates (holding, 2, oryx, 4, snake, scorpion, lion, standing on); crocodile (2); emblem of Nefertum; falcon (standing on, papyrus) on the reverse; monkey (3, erect, arms raised, worshipping); solar disk; sign of the ka; series of deities; Horus; Thoth; Isis; Min

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).