


pelike
An item at Louvre
Decoration: on belly (side A and B); painting (framed by, oves, point, in staggered row); on belly (side A); Dionysian scene; satyr (remains, running, behind); maenad (remains, cecryphal, chiton, himation) on belly (side B); young man (himation, forming, veil, holding, object); woman (remains, cecryphal, chiton, himation) Condition of the work: the mouthpiece with the handles and the upper part of the pelike remain, composed of 5 non-joining fragments, one of which is composed of 3 joined fragments; the paint is chipped Restoration: 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.