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“You shall not have my head!” An exchange between the Louvre and the Musée Guimet

A letter with a singular tone found in the archives gives us an opportunity to follow back the misadventures of a statue representing the goddess Isis nursing her son Horus and inscribed in the name of the divine worshipper Chepenupet II.

Mummies & manias

The 19th century is never a disappointment when it comes to originality. Here are a few anecdotes recently unearthed that revolve around the oddities that could be provoked by the cleverly staged exhibition of...