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An item at Louvre

Decoration: on mouthpiece; fillet; band on mouthpiece (on rim); fillet (3) on belly; plant motif (palmette, leaf, 4, grid) Condition of the work: the vase is whole; some chips; the varnish is chipped

Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities

An exhibit at Louvre

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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.