



cup
An item at Louvre
Decoration: on basin (side A and B); game scene; side A; athlete (2, ephebe, headband, running, sling) on basin (side B); athlete (3, ephebe, headband, sling) under handle; palmette (vertical, surrounded by, volute) Condition of the work: incomplete; less fragments of the basin with the rim as well as a handle; a strip of black varnish applied later hides the feet of the characters; glued back on
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.