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amphora

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on neck (side A and B); lotus flower and bud (frieze) on shoulder (side A and B); tongues on belly (side A); lion (2, facing); in the field; rosette (2); lotus flower (2) on belly (side B); lion (2, facing, remains); in the field; lotus flower; lotus bud under handle; mermaid (2, remains, band, 1) on belly (at the bottom); radiating edges Condition of the work: incomplete; less the foot; gaps on the belly completed in plaster; numerous chips; worn highlights; fragment of the bottom of the belly not reinstated

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.