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amphora

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on belly (side A); woman (4, remains, 3, headband, 2, chiton, himation, holding, basket, 1); in the field; branch (of point, berry) on belly (side B); goat (remains, near); maenad (?, remains, chiton, himation); in the field; branch (of point, bunch) under handle; plant motif (remains, palmette, lotus flower) on belly (at the bottom); zone (3, between, net); stylized pomegranates; lotus flower and bud (frieze); radiating edges (remains) Condition of the work: incomplete - only part of the belly remains - breaks - gaps Restoration: glued back - completed

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.