amphora

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Decoration: on belly (side A); Herakles and the Amazons; Herakles (remains, leonte, chiton, scabbard, quiver, attacking); Amazon (remains, crest, chiton, spear, shield, kneeling, between); Amazon (alopekis, chiton, belt, quiver, holding, spear) on belly (side B); departure of the warrior; hoplite (2, remains, leg, shield, 1, flanked by); dog (between); rider (2, remains, from the front) under handle; plant motif (remains) on belly (at the bottom); zone (2, between, net); lotus flower (frieze); radiating edges Condition of the work: incomplete - only a large part of the body remains - breaks - gaps - worn highlights - 3 fragments, two of which are joined, complete side A (Heracles and two Amazons) - 3 other fragments do not seem to belong to the vase (palmettes and shield) Restoration: reattached - completed

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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