amphora

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on belly (side A); departure in chariot; man (chiton, himation, holding, reins, driving); quadriga (horse, 4, harness); in the background; hoplite (remains, helmet, shield, epiblema: circle, 2, holding, lance, 2, flanked by); dog on belly (side B); Dionysian scene; Dionysus (?, remains, beard, chiton, himation, holding, branch: vine leaf, bunch, between); maenad (?, 2, remains, chiton, himation, seated, on, seat, 1, on, chair, 1) under handle; plant motif (remains) on belly (at the bottom); zone (2, between, net, 2); lotus flower (frieze); radiating edges Condition of the work: incomplete - only the belly remains - breaks - gaps - concretions Restoration: glued back together - completed

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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