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amphora

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on belly (side A); departure in chariot; charioteer (remains, chiton, on); quadriga (remains, horse, 4); in the background; hoplite (remains, shield, greaves); woman (remains, himation) on belly (side B); maenad (remains, chiton, himation, dancing, between); satyr (2, remains, nude, dancing); in the field; branch (of point) under handle; plant motif (remains) on belly (at the bottom); zone (3, between, fillet); meander; lotus flower and bud; radiating edges (remains) Condition of the work: only part of the belly remains, composed of 8 joined fragments-breaks-concretions 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.