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amphora

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on belly (side A); amazonomachy; amazon (remains, helmet, chiton, scabbard, fleeing, in front); quadriga (remains, horse, 4) on belly (side B); Dionysus (remains, chiton, himation, between); maenad (?, remains, himation); Hermes (?, remains, boot); in the field; branch (leaf, bunch) under handle; plant motif (remains) on belly (at the bottom); zone (3, between, fillet); meander; lotus flower (frieze); radiating edges (remains) Condition of the work: only the bottom of the belly remains - 1 fragment completed the arm of the amazon - breaks - gaps Restoration: glued back together - 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.