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amphora

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on belly; area (2, separated by, net); at the top; horse (remains); at the bottom; animal (remains: tail); duck (remains: head) Condition of the work: only a fragment of the belly remains, recomposed of 2 joined fragments-concretions Restoration: glued back together

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.