alabaster

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on mouthpiece; leaf (elongated, area); on mouthpiece (on rim); dot (line) on body (at the top); leaf (elongated, area) on body; griffin (wing: spread); owl; in the field; rosette (several); on the background; rosette Condition of the work: the vase is whole; the surface a little worn; the black paint is flaking in places and turning brown.

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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