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amphora

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on shoulder; tongues (remains); on belly (side A); departure in chariot; quadriga (remains, horse, 4, harness); in the background; hoplite (remains, helmet, lance); old man (remains: head, beard); on the right; hoplite (remains, shield, episema: head, bull) under handle; plant motif (remains, palmette, 1, lotus flower, 1) Condition of the work: fragment of the belly composed of 3 joined fragments glued together - concretions Restoration: glued together

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.