crater

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on mouthpiece; lotus bud (frieze) on rim; garland (ivy leaf) on plaque; head (man, in profile) on basin (side A and B); painting (framed by, tabs, garland: ivy leaf) on basin (side A); Achilles and Troilus; Achilles (helmet, breastplate, chiton, short, greaves, sword, baldric, holding, shield, round, lance, pursuing); Troilus (headband, chiton, short, on, horse, 2, near); Polyxena (chiton, fleeing); left; ephebe (headband, himation, holding, stick) on basin (side B); music scene; musician (beard, headband, chiton, belt, playing, zither, plectrum, mounting, on, platform, step, 3, surrounded by); man (beard, himation, leaning on, stick); young man (headband, himation, leaning on, stick) on basin (below); radiating edges Condition of the work: intact; varnish chipped in places

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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