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amphora

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on shoulder; tongues; on belly (side A); maenad (remains, himation, foot, hand, on); bull (remains); in the field; branch (of point, bay) on belly (side B); maenad (remains, band, on); bull (remains); in the field; branch (of point, bay) under handle; plant motif (remains) on belly (at the bottom); zone (2, between, fillet); meander; radiating edges Condition of the work: only 6 fragments of the belly and the foot remain - 2 fragments are joined together (bull side A) - 4 non-joined fragments belong to side B - breaks - gaps - chips Restoration: glued back 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.