amphora

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on mouthpiece; garland (ivy leaf); on handle; garland (leaf) on neck (bottom); bones on shoulder; lotus bud (frieze) on shoulder (side A); running (remains); runner (2, naked, between); man (4, beard, 3, chiton, himation) on shoulder (side B); boxing scene; boxer (2, beard, naked, wrestling, near, tripod, between); man (4, remains, 3, beard, chiton, himation) on the whole belly; Herakles and the Nemean lion; Herakles (beard, naked, overpowering, lion, surrounded by); young man (6, naked, himation, 2); man (4, beard, chiton, himation) on belly (bottom); area (4); bones; garland (leaf); garland (ivy leaf); radiating edges Condition of the work: the vase is incomplete, cleaned; reglued; completed (the body); repainted (the lower area of the body: radiating edges and garland of ivy leaves); fewer fragments of the body and a fragment of the mouth; numerous breaks; a chipped area (the edges and the garland of leaves under one of the handles).

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.