lekythos

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on shoulder; tongues; lotus flower and bud (frieze) on belly; rider (naked, holding lance, 2, on horseback, fighting); hoplite (remains, helmet, cuirass, chiton, short, holding shield, fleeing) Condition of the work: incomplete - minus the mouthpiece, the handle and the foot - surface torn off (on the back) - worn varnish

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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