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sarcophagus lid

sarcophagus lid

An item at Louvre

man (veil, remains) Condition of the work: incomplete; less the neck; numerous chips (veil, nose, chin); paint almost completely erased Restoration: unrestored (?, if it is Cp 4027 the modern neck has been removed)

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.