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skyphos

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on basin (on rim); garland (ivy leaf, degenerate) on basin (side A and B); Hermes and Argos on basin (side A); Hermes (petasus, beard, chiton, short, chlamys, boot, wing, holding, sword, seizing); Argos (beard, naked, eye, several, wounded: blood, seated, on rock, supplicating); Athena (helmet, headband, chiton, himation, holding, spear); in the field; branch (of point) on basin (side B); Hermes (remains, petasus, chiton, short, chlamys, boot, wing, pursuing); Argos (remains, naked, fleeing, towards); Athena (helmet, headband, chiton, himation, holding, spear); in the background; rock; in the field; branch (of point) under handle; dog (collar, 1) on basin (bottom); tabs Condition of the work: incomplete; gaps (basin) filled in plaster; chips; worn white highlights; reglued

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.