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An item at Louvre

Decoration: on belly; amazonomachy; rider (himation, holding, lance, 2, on horse, above); amazon (helmet, cuirass, chiton: short, greaves, holding, shield, lying down) under handle; plant motif (palmette, lotus flower) on belly (below); lotus flower and bud (frieze) Condition of the work: only part of the belly remains, composed of 3 joined fragments glued back together; chips; concretions

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.