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An item at Louvre

Decoration: on belly; painting (remains, surmounted by, point, line, double); horse (in the foreground, to the right, led by); ephebe (headband, flanked by); ephebe (headband, himation, raising, arms); ephebe (bun, headband, half-draped, returning, head) Condition of the work: only the upper part of the painting remains; worn surface; chipped varnish; 5 fragments in a box


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.