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amphora

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on collar; palmette and lotus flower (chain, double) on shoulder; tabs on belly (side A and B); warrior's weaponry; hoplite (remains, 1, headband, chiton, embroidered, greave, 1, putting on, greave, between); man (remains, 1, himation, holding, spear); woman (headband, peplos, holding, spear, shield, between); hoplite (2, remains, helmet, shield, holding, spear); on ground; helmet under handle; swan (remains) on belly (at the bottom); lotus flower (frieze); band; radiating edges Condition of the work: incomplete; less the handles; numerous gaps; chips; breaks ; glued back on; repainted; completed.

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.