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amphora

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on the belly (top); tabs; on the belly (side A); discus thrower (crown: leaf, anklet, nude, throwing, discus) Condition of the work: only five non-joined fragments of the belly remain. Side A: 2 non-joined fragments composed of several glued fragments which give the upper body and the legs of the discus thrower. Side B: 3 non-joined fragments which give the back of the head, the right hand and the legs of the athlete; surface wear (side B)

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.