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lekythos

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on shoulder; tabs (row, 2); on belly; dot (row, 2, staggered, between, fillet, framing); grid (forming, diamond) on belly (at the bottom); fillet (several); band Condition of the work: incomplete - minus the handle and the mouth - small chips - damaged white background - varnish chipped in places - concretions


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.