


amphora
An item at Louvre
Decoration: satyr (ithyphallic, dancing, near); maenad (remains: chiton, arms) Condition of the work: only one fragment remains; worn surface; chips; concretions on the reverse and on the edge
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.