pelike

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on belly (side A); palmette (oblique, frieze, surmounting); woman (chiton, himation, walking, to the left); man (remains, chlamys, endromide, scabbard, holding, sword, pursuing); woman (headband, earring, chiton, running); ground strip; meander (including, crosspiece) on belly (side B); garland (bay leaf, surmounting); conversation scene; young man (3, himation, holding, staff, 2); ground strip; meander under handle; plant motif (palmette, 2, opposite) Condition of the work: incomplete; less the foot, part of the handle and the belly Restoration: glued back on; 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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