Sunday, February 26, 2017

Louvre Museum: Egyptian Antiquities


The creation of the Egyptian department is not a direct consequence of Napoleon's expedition to Egypt between 1798 and 1801. It was Champollion, when he became the curator of the department.



The Great Sphinx of Tanis





Statue of Nakhthorheb





Statue of Horus





Chapel of the Tomb of Akhethotep



Inside the Chapel



Inside wall of the Chapel





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