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An item at Louvre

Decoration: on belly; painting (surmounted by, point, line, double); reunion of Helen and Menelaus (?); Helen (draped, veil, to the right, opposite); Menelaus (helmet, holding, spear); to the left; warrior (to the right, remains, head, helmet, followed by); ephebe (head); to the right; man (beard, draped, to the left, followed by); ephebe Condition of the work: part of the neck and the top of the painting remain; varnish very chipped (7 fragments, including 3 in a box)

Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities

An exhibit at Louvre

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.

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