rectangular stele

rectangular stele

An item at Louvre

Decoration: funeral meal; woman (left arm folded across chest, dress, short curly wig, seated, in front); offering table; woman (standing, dress, short curly wig, breathing, lotus flower); casket

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).