amphora

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on belly (side A); hoplite (helmet, chiton, greave, holding, shield, carrying); hoplite (death, helmet, shield, greave, between); archer (Scythian, 2, cap, 1, beard, 1, chiton, short, quiver) on belly (side B); character (remains, 2, chiton, himation) under handle; plant motif (remains, palmette, 3, lotus flower, 3) on belly (bottom); radiating edges Condition of the work: only part of the belly and the foot remain - 6 joined fragments complete side A - breaks 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.

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