pelike

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on belly (side A and B); painting (framed with, oves, point, staggered, line); on belly (side A); conversation scene; young man (headband, himation); woman (headband, chiton, himation, holding, drapery) on belly (side B); young man (remains, himation) under handle; plant motif (palmette, 2, opposite) Condition of the work: incomplete; less one handle and part of the belly; numerous chips Restoration: glued back on; 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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