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An item at Louvre

Decoration: on basin (side A); character (chiton: long, helmet, shield, on, back, rising, on); quadriga (remains, horse, 4, in front); character (scythe, ?, cap, ?, remains) on basin (flanking the handle); palmette (remains, vertical, on, stem) Condition of the work: incomplete; only part of the basin remains, composed of several glued fragments; gaps filled in with plaster; gunshot; very chipped varnish

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.