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oinochoe

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on neck (on mouth); band; on neck; interlacing (line, 2, framing); checkerboard; fillet; on handle; band (2); line (line, 2) on shoulder; hunting scene; ibex (3); dog; in field; swastika (several); crosspiece; rosette (several); rosette (point, several) on body; fillet (several, framing); interlacing on body (at the bottom); radiating edges under handle; radiating edges Condition of the work: the vase is incomplete; several fragments are missing on the neck and body; the surface is worn and the varnish is chipped.


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.