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An item at Louvre

Decoration: interior (framing medallion); line (vertical, between, net) in medallion; athlete (?, nude, javelin, ?, facing); character (draped) on basin (side A and B); athlete (?, nude, javelin, ?, facing); referee (?, draped, holding, stick, ?) under handle; palmette; flanking the handle; plant motif (volute, foliage) Condition of the work: The vase is incomplete; the foot and a large part of side B are missing; glued back together.

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.