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amphora

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on belly (side A and B); Dionysus and his thiase on belly (side A); Dionysus (remains, chiton, himation, between); maenad (2, remains, chiton, dancing); in the field; branch (of point) on belly (side B); maenad (2, remains, chiton, himation, dancing); in the field; branch (of point) on belly (at the bottom); lotus flower (frieze); radiating edges Condition of the work: only the bottom of the belly and the foot remain - gaps - breaks - numerous concretions; glued back on

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.