
pelike
An item at Louvre
Decoration: on belly; painting (framed with stylized pomegranates, line); young man (draped, facing) Condition of the work: there remain two non-joined fragments including a handle; the second fragment is composed of 4 glued fragments
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.