pelike

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on belly (side A and B); conversation scene; on belly (side A); man (crown: leaf, beard, himation, holding, stick, near, dog); young man (headband, himation); ground strip (meander) on belly (side B); man (remains, himation, stick); young man (remains, himation) under handle; palmette (remains) Condition of the work: incomplete; the mouthpiece, half of the handles and half of the belly composed of 4 non-joining fragments remain Restoration: glued back together; partly redone

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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