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An item at Louvre

Decoration: on mouthpiece; leaf (elongated, area, between, line, several) on mouthpiece (on rim); grid (remains) on shoulder; leaf (elongated, area) on handle; line (horizontal, 5, between, line, vertical, 2, remains) on body; plant motif; leaf (4, ?, remains, surrounding); palmette; in the field; wheel motif (3) under handle; wheel motif Condition of the work: incomplete; less a part of the body completed in plaster; small chips; chipped varnish

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.