amphora

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Decoration: on belly (side A and B); painting (surmounted by, lotus flower, frieze) on belly (side A); departure of the warrior; hoplite (remains, helmet, greaves, holding, shield, spear, between); man (4, remains, beard, 1, naked, 1, himation, 2, chiton, 2, short, 1, holding, spear, 2) on belly (side B); hoplite (remains, helmet, greaves, shield, kneeling, between); man (3, remains, half-bald, 1, naked, 1, chiton, 1, himation, 2) Condition of the work: incomplete; less the mouthpiece, the handle and the area under the handle AB, the bottom of the belly and the foot; the gaps are filled in plaster; glued back on

Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities

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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.

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