amphora

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on belly (side A); warrior's armament; hoplite (remains, chiton, short, greave, putting on, greave, between); man (remains, chiton, himation); woman (remains, chiton, himation, holding, shield); left; hoplite (remains, shield, greave); right; hoplite (remains, shield, foot) on belly (side B); warrior's departure; hoplite (2, remains, shield, 1, episema: leg, greave, holding, spear, between); man (remains, chiton, himation, holding, spear); woman (remains, chiton, himation) under handle; plant motif (remains) on belly (bottom); zone (3, between, net, 2); meander; lotus flower (frieze); radiating edges Condition of the work: incomplete - only the belly and the foot remain - breaks - gaps - damaged surface - 2 joined fragments complete the plant motif - RS 430 completed the warrior arming himself and the woman Restoration: glued back together - completed

Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities

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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.

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