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amphora

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on belly (top); animal area (remains); doe; feline; bird; in field; rosette (several, degenerate) on belly (middle); animal area (surmounted by); net; griffin (between); lion (roaring); left; panther; bird; in field; rosette (several); crosspiece (several) on belly (bottom); band; radiating edges Condition of the work: incomplete; only part of the belly with the foot remains; gaps filled in plaster

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.