sarcophagus

sarcophagus

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on tank (front); garland (festoon, knotted) Condition of the work: Only two fragments remain from the front of the tank; fragment 1: a part is missing at the bottom left and a part at the bottom right; fragment 2: the lower left part is missing. The first fragment in two pieces has been glued back together. The gaps have been filled in with plaster.

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.