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amphora

An item at Louvre

on belly; mermaid (near); plant motif (palmette, 2, lotus flower, 2) Condition of the work: only 6 non-joined fragments and a handle remain; 1 fragment is recomposed of 2 joined fragments; another fragment is recomposed of 4 joined fragments; very worn surface; 6 fragments and a handle in a box. Restoration: reglued

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.