amphora

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on collar; garland (ivy leaf) on belly; painting (surmounted by tabs) on belly (side A and B); departure of the warrior; hoplite (remains, helmet, greaves, holding, shield, episema: tripod, holding, spear, between); man (2, beard, himation, embroidered, holding, spear); young man (remains, 2, naked, holding, spear) Condition of the work: incomplete; less one handle; gaps; breaks; chips; concretions; one fragment detached (bottom of the belly); glued back on; completed

Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities

An exhibit at Louvre

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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