
olpe
An item at Louvre
Decoration: on belly; painting (framed by, ivy leaf, garland); maenad (remains, dancing, to the right); in the field; branch (point) Condition of the work: only six fragments of the painting remain, 3 of which are joined
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.