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oinochoe

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on neck; branch of leaves (flanked by); volute on belly; character (draped, flanked by); plant motif (half-palmette, stylized, volute); net (2) under handle; ivy leaf (on, stem) Condition of the work: The vase is incomplete; part of the belly is missing along with part of the foot; glued back on.


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.