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An item at Louvre

Decoration: interior (on rim); fillet; interior (framing medallion); meander (including, crosspiece); in medallion; conversation scene; young man (2, remains, band, himation, shod, 1); ground (in highlight); on basin (on rim); fillet on basin (side A); man (remains: 3, himation, 2) on basin (side B); man (remains: 3, himation, 2) under handle; flanking the handle; plant motif (palmette, 3) Condition of the work: half of the basin with one handle and half of the second handle and two non-joined fragments remain; the main fragment is composed of 4 joined fragments glued back together; numerous chips; concretions; old restoration: foot attachment filed, metal clip

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.