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An item at Louvre

Decoration: on basin (side A and B); chase scene; young man (remains, himation, pursuer); woman (remains, chiton, himation); in the field; tree (2, berry, leaf: point) flanking the handle; palmette (vertical) Condition of the work: The vase is incomplete and glued back together. A handle is missing. The numerous gaps in the basin were filled in plaster. In 2020, the filling and the colored layer were redone.


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.