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An item at Louvre

Hermes (chlamys, holding, caduceus, on, base) Condition of the work: incomplete: missing head, left hand, right arm and caduceus - numerous cracks Restoration: redone (head, arm and caduceus) - reworked (modern whitewash) - repainted (modern bright pink, arm, caduceus)


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.