rectangular lozenge pearl
An item at Louvre
two-faced; pierced lengthwise Decoration: on the front; falcon (solar disc, wings spread, protecting); cartouche (double ostrich feather, on); gold sign on the back; royal sphinx (at the top, lying down); cartouche (at the bottom, flanked by); ostrich feather (2)
Department of Egyptian Antiquities
An exhibit at Louvre
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).