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amphora

amphora

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on belly (side A and B); painting (surmounted by ivy leaf, line) on belly (side A); ephebe (5, band, 3, draped) on belly (side B); ephebe (3, draped) Condition of the work: the vase is incomplete; only the top of the vase with the handles remains; chips

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.