tripod vase

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on shoulder; lotus flower and bud (frieze); on walls; mermaid (3); boar (between, mermaid, 2); swan (between, lion, 2) on foot (at the top); bossette (3, in relief) on foot (at the bottom); square (6, including, eagle, lion, panther, sphinx, 3) Condition of the work: the vase is whole but reglued; numerous chips and scratches on the surface; varnish flaking in places.

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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