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oinochoe

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on neck; owl (remains, flanked by); olive branch (remains) on shoulder; line (vertical, line) on belly; man (draped, flanked by); volute (terminated by, flower); line (2) under handle; palmette Condition of the work: The vase is incomplete; a large part of the back of the belly and almost the entire neck are missing; paint erased in places.


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.