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An item at Louvre

goddess (head of, tripartite wig, modius with uraeus frieze, disc-shaped horns, usekh necklace); with bail (2) Decoration: falcon head (2) (ends of the necklace)

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).