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kantharus

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on rim; oves (file) on basin; leaf Condition of the work: The vase is whole; the basin is deformed; the black varnish is turning red 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.