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amphora

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on mouthpiece; fillet (2); on neck; line (broken) on shoulder; bird; animal (remains); in the field; rosette (several); point (several) on handle; band on body; animal area (surmounted by); band (between, point, line, 2); bull; panther (remains); in the field; rosette (degenerate, several); point (several) on body (at the bottom); radiating edges (surmounted by, fillet) Condition of the work: incomplete; less part of the body; varnish very chipped; damaged surface

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.