lekythos

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on shoulder; tabs; on belly; area (2, separated by, stylized pomegranates); at the top; Herakles and Nereus; Herakles (beard, chiton, short, quiver: bow, sword, mastering); Nereus (beard, tunic, lion, serpent); at the bottom; area of animals; lion (2, facing, on either side of, helmet); bird; in the field; rosette (4, degenerate, 2) on belly (at the bottom); band Condition of the work: the vase is incomplete; a small fragment of the mouthpiece is missing which has not been completed and some gaps on the belly; chips on the mouthpiece); the white highlights have practically disappeared; the surface is worn at the foot; the vase has been cleaned and the breaks on the entire vase, except the foot, glued back together.

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.