pelike

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on belly (side A and B); painting (framed with, flower and lotus bud, frieze, point, staggered, line) on belly (side A); musician (remains, crown: leaf, himation, playing, aulos); man (?, remains, himation) on belly (side B); man (?, 2, remains: head, himation) Condition of the work: half of the belly and a handle remain, composed of 3 non-joining fragments Restoration: glued back together; completed

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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