amphora

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on shoulder; tongues (remains); on belly (side A); horseman (petasus, beard, chiton, short, himation, holding, reins, on horse, in front); old man (beard, chiton, himation, holding, lance, seated, on, stool); left; hoplite (helmet, greaves, holding, lance, shield, episema: leg) on belly (side B); quadriga (remains: leg) under handle; plant motif (remains) on belly (at the bottom); zone (2, between, fillet); lotus flower (frieze); radiating edges Condition of the work: only five fragments of the belly remain, joined together and the foot - gaps - breaks - large chip on the foot Restoration: glued back together

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.