antefix

An item at Louvre

Decoration: maenad (head, stephane, decorated with, rosette, 5, veil: in halo, earring, in the shape of, bunch, necklace); background (in halo) Condition of the work: incomplete - only the face of the antefix remains - painting very partially preserved

Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities

An exhibit at Louvre

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.

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