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amphora

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on belly (side A and B); painting; on belly (side A and B); hoplite (remains, headband, helmet, chiton, short, greaves, holding, shield, between); man (2, remains, chiton, himation) on belly (bottom); radiating edges (remains) Condition of the work: incomplete; less one handle and the foot; breaks; gaps; chips; redone; completed; glued back on

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.