amphora

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on neck (side A); conversation scene (remains); man (3, himation, leaning on, stick, 2, near, boundary stone) on neck (side B); palestra scene (remains); athlete (nude, holding, javelin, between); man (2, nude, 1, himation, leaning on, stick, near, base: oves) on shoulder; tabs Condition of the work: only the neck and the start of a handle remain Restoration: glued back on; redone

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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