lekythos

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on neck (bottom); net; on shoulder; lotus bud (frieze) on belly (front); running; athlete (nude, running, between); young man (2, hair, long, chiton, himation) on belly (bottom); net Condition of the work: the vase is incomplete; less the largest part of the neck with the mouthpiece; a large chip on the foot; a hole in the belly near the figure on the left; the paint is chipped and worn on the bottom of the belly.

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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