Department of Egyptian Antiquities of the Louvre

Crypt of the Sphinx, Room 1 of the Department with the Great Sphinx of Tanis

The Department of Egyptian Antiquities of the Louvre (French: Département des Antiquités égyptiennes du Louvre) is a department of the Louvre that is responsible for artifacts from the Nile civilizations which date from 4,000 BC to the 4th century.[1] The collection, comprising over 50,000 pieces,[2] is among the world's largest, overviews Egyptian life spanning Ancient Egypt, the Middle Kingdom, the New Kingdom, Coptic art, and the Roman, Ptolemaic, and Byzantine periods.[1]

  1. ^ a b Nave, pp.42–43
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