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An item at Louvre

lioness head (usekh necklace, flanked by, 2, falcon head); missing crown Decoration: winged goddess (kneeling, solar disk) (engraved in the center 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).