amphora

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on neck; ivy leaf (line, 2, pointed); on shoulder; tongues on belly (side A); amazon (helmet, chiton, short, himation, holding, spear, leading); horse (2, harness, between); young man (2, chiton, himation, holding, spear) on belly (side B); young man (chiton, short, himation, holding, spear, between); young man (4, chiton, himation, holding, spear) under handle; plant motif (palmette, 4, lotus flower, 1) on belly (at the bottom); lotus flower and bud (frieze); radiating edges Condition of the work: incomplete; less a large part of the mouthpiece redone in plaster; gaps on the belly and on the neck (side B) completed in plaster; chips (handles, foot); worn paint (radiating edges on side B, center of side A); concretions; white highlights erased (flesh of the amazon); reattached

Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities

An exhibit at Louvre

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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