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amphora

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on collar (side A and B); palmette and lotus flower (chain, double) on shoulder (side A and B); tongues on belly (side A); rider (chiton, chlamys, lance, holding, reins, on, horse, between); hoplite (helmet, cuirass, chiton, holding, lance, shield); young man (remains, headband, chiton, himation) on belly (side B); hoplite (remains: helmet, chiton) under handle; plant motif (remains: palmette) Condition of the work: only the collar and the top of the belly remain - gaps - breaks - chips - 1 joined fragment completed the hoplite side A Restoration: glued back - completed (part of the collar)

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.