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amphora

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on belly (side A); departure of the warrior; on the left; old man (beard, chiton, himation, holding, spear, in front of); hoplite (helmet, greaves, shield, epiblema: stool, spear, near); archer (Scythian, Phrygian cap, bow, trousers); on the right; woman (remains, chiton) Condition of the work: only half of the belly remains - breaks - gaps Restoration: glued back together - completed


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.