lekythos

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on mouthpiece; on neck; fillet on shoulder; ivy leaf (line, pointed) on body; painting (framed by, rosette, line, vertical); mermaid (band, flanked by); lion (2, roaring); in the field; rosette on body (at the bottom); fillet Condition of the work: the vase is incomplete, redone (the missing part of the foot), glued back on and repainted (the neck); less the handle and part of the foot; small chips all over the black paint; the white highlight has almost entirely disappeared.

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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