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An item at Louvre

Decoration: on mouthpiece; fillet (remains) on shoulder; line (area) on handle; line (horizontal, 3) on belly; bird (2, ?, remains) on background; fillet; band Condition of the work: incomplete; less part of the mouthpiece; chipped varnish; damaged surface; concretions

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.