aryballos; plastic vase
An item at Louvre
head (woman, sakkos, hair) Decoration: under handle (at the top); plant motif (volute, 4, palmette, 1); on foot; owl; tabs; net Condition of the work: incomplete; chips; graining and white highlights partially altered; surface wear in the tab area; significant breaks and gaps on one of the faces (cheeks, part of the mouth, forehead and hair); reglued
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.