cowrie shells; pearls

cowrie shells; pearls

An item at Louvre

three sizes of uncapped cowries

Department of Egyptian Antiquities

An exhibit at Louvre

cowrie shells; pearlscowrie shells; pearlscowrie shells; pearlscowrie shells; pearlscowrie shells; pearls

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).