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An item at Louvre

Decoration: on basin; courting scene; young man (2, headband, himation, 1, crouching, holding, rooster, between); man (2, beard, 1, himation, chiton, seated, on, stool) flanking the handle; mermaid (headband) Condition of the work: only part of the basin remains, composed of 3 joined fragments-concretions Restoration: glued back together-completed

Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities

An exhibit at Louvre

The Department of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities is home to a collection of artworks representing the Greek, Etruscan, and Roman civilizations; it illustrates the art of a vast area encompassing Greece, Italy, and the whole of the Mediterranean basin, and spans the period from Neolithic times (4th millennium BC) to the 6th century AD.

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