amphora

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on belly; combat scene; rider (2, remains, holding, lance, on, horse, above); hoplite (helmet, holding, shield, lance, lying down) Condition of the work: only part of the belly remains, composed of 6 joined fragments, some of which are glued back together; concretions

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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