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An item at Louvre

crocodile (head of, usekh necklace); uraeus (sun disk); missing crown Decoration: Sobek-Re (crocodile-headed god, standing, Taténen crown, holding, was scepter, ankh sign); divine boat; sphinx (standing)


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).