pelike

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on belly (side A and B); painting (framed by, meander, including, crosspiece, remains, stylized pomegranates); on belly (side A); woman (2, remains, cecryphal, 1, earring, 1, chiton, himation, on either side of, altar) on belly (side B); man (remains, beard, hair, long, himation); woman (remains, chiton, himation, holding, ?, phiale) under handle; palmette Condition of the work: half of the belly and a handle remain, composed of 4 non-joined fragments; damaged surface; 2 fragments from the Getty Museum in Malibu are joined Restoration: glued back together; redone

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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