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An item at Louvre

Decoration: on basin (side A); Herakles and the Nemean lion; Herakles (remains, naked, crown, beardless, grasping, paw, lying, on); lion (mouth, open); in the background; tree (leaf) on basin (side B); Herakles and the Cretan bull (?); Theseus and the Marathon bull (?); hero (Herakles, ?, Theseus, ?, remains, naked, crown, beardless, leaning, towards); bull (remains); in the field; bow; quiver; flanking the handle; palmette (remains) Condition of the work: There remain 5 non-joined fragments of the basin with a handle The fragment with Herakles and the lion is composed of three joined fragments glued together, including fragment NY 1973.96.4 which gives the lion; worn surface; chipped varnish

Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities

An exhibit at Louvre

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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.