pelike

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on belly (side A and B); painting (framed by, garland, bay leaf, stylized pomegranates); on belly (side A); libation scene; woman (hair, long, chiton, himation, holding, phiale, on); altar (Ionic, oves); hoplite (helmet, crest, naked, baldric, scabbard, holding, lance, shield, episema: tripod) on belly (side B); conversation scene; young man (2, himation, holding, staff, 1) Condition of the work: incomplete; less the foot and the lower part of the belly; flaking paint 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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