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Antiquités égyptiennes
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The Department of Egyptian Antiquities presents vestiges from the civilizations that developed in the Nile Valley from the late prehistoric era (c. 4000 BC) to the Christian period (4th century AD).
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Changes in the Galleries of Coptic Art
A number of fragile pieces from the Louvre's collection of ancient Coptic textiles have returned to the reserve collection, away from natural light. The pieces were displayed for two years in the Department of Egyptian Antiquities.
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The south church at Bawit in 3D
This virtual visit to the Bawit monastery takes us back in time to ancient Coptic Egypt in the first millennium of the Christian era. This imaginary exhibition presents the elements that were found during the site excavations and features a reconstruction of the church as archaeologists imagine it was in the 7th century AD.