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An item at Louvre

Decoration: on basin; Herakles and the Cretan bull; Herakles (remains: back, slaying); bull (between); woman (headband, 1, chiton, himation, between); eye (prophylactic, remains, 1); in the field; club; himation; branch (point, bay) Condition of the work: there remain only five non-joined fragments of the basin, one of which is recomposed of two 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.