



skyphos
An item at Louvre
Decoration: on rim; garland (ivy leaf, degenerate) on basin (side A); Dionysian scene; satyr (3, remains, 1, beard, dancing, with); maenad (3, chiton, dancing) on basin (side B); comaste (6, remains, nude, playing, aulos, 3, dancing, 3) Condition of the work: the vase is incomplete; minus a large part of the basin, the foot and a handle; gaps, concretions; the red highlights have disappeared
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.