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rectangular stele; two-sided stele

rectangular stele; two-sided stele

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on the front; king (child, finger in mouth, sitting on cushion: sign of the horizon, pleated loincloth, lock of childhood hair, diadem, earrings, bracelet) on the back; scene of adoration; man (standing, high loincloth, chénep necklace, adoring); Ptah (standing on base)


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).