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pelike

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on belly (side A); man (?, remains, himation, near); woman (remains, chiton, holding, oinochoe) on belly (side B); man (remains, himation, holding, stick, near); louterion (remains); young man (remains, headband, himation) under handle; palmette Condition of the work: only 7 fragments of the neck, the belly and a handle remain, 2 of which are joined


Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities

An exhibit at Louvre

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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.