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An item at Louvre

goddess (head of, tripartite wig, vulture headdress, modius with uraeus frieze, double uraeus, usekh necklace, flanked by, 2, falcon head, wedjat necklace); with bail (2, below); crown missing

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).