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An item at Louvre

Decoration: on belly (top); woman (2, chiton, himation, 1); hoplite (remains: greaves, holding, spear, 2) on belly (middle); zone (surmounted by, point, line, 3, staggered, between, net); mermaid (?, remains); plant motif (lotus flower, palmette, 2) Condition of the work: only a fragment of the belly remains, composed of two joined fragments glued together; chip; concretions; gap filled in plaster

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.