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An item at Louvre

Decoration: on shoulder; tabs; lotus flower and bud (frieze); on belly; painting (framed with, garland, ivy leaf); man (nude, running, between); man (2, himation) Condition of the work: the vase is whole; chips; the highlights are worn and the black varnish is flaking.

Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities

An exhibit at Louvre

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.

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