alabaster

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on mouth; leaf (elongated, area); on mouth (on rim); dot (line) on handle; line on shoulder; leaf (elongated, area) on belly; lion (2, facing, on either side of); plant motif; lotus flower (2); in the field; rosette (several) on background; leaf (elongated, area) Condition of the work: the vase is whole; the paint is chipped; concretions

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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