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An item at Louvre

Decoration: on belly (side A); hoplite (?, remains, greave); man (remains, chiton) on belly (side B); satyr (remains, leg, tail); man (2, remains, chiton, himation) under handle; plant motif (remains) on belly (bottom); area (2, between, net); meander; flower and lotus bud Condition of the work: only 3 fragments of the belly remain, two of which are joined - 1 non-joined fragment recomposed of three reattached fragments - damaged surface - breaks Restoration: reattached

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.