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An item at Louvre

Decoration: on neck (side A and B); oves; on belly (side A); young man (nude, near); young man (himation) on belly (side B); young man (himation, in front); pillar Condition of the work: entire - very damaged surface - presence of salts - uplifts - concretions


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.