
hydria
An item at Louvre
Decoration: on belly; character (remains, arms, surrounded by, drapery, in front of); lion (remains, head, mane, roaring, stick, in, mouth) Condition of the work: The work is incomplete, only a fragment of the belly remains
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.