amphora

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on collar; palmette and lotus flower (chain, double) on shoulder; tongues on belly (side A); quadriga (remains, horse, 4, harness, turning, three-quarters); left; hoplite (remains, helmet, beard, cuirass, chiton, short, greave, holding, spear, shield) on belly (side B); combat scene; hoplite (remains, helmet, chiton, short, greave, holding, spear, pursuer); hoplite (remains, helmet, chiton, short, greave, holding, spear, shield, fleeing, between); man (2, remains, chiton, himation, holding, spear) under handle; plant motif (remains, palmette, 4, lotus flower) on belly (bottom); meander; lotus flower and bud (frieze); radiating edges Condition of the work: incomplete; less BA handle redone in plaster; numerous gaps filled in plaster; glued back together; chips (mouthpiece); worn paint (handle, side B); worn white highlights

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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