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acroterion

acroterion

An item at Louvre

rider (?, remains, torso, on); horse (?, remains) Condition of the work: The work is incomplete, the arms and the lower part of the character are missing; remains of the rump of a mount.

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.