
skyphos
An item at Louvre
Decoration: on basin; head (woman, in profile, to the left, remains, cecryphal, embroidered) flanking the handle; volute (remains) Condition of the work: A fragment of the top of the basin remains; the surface is very worn with traces of brushing.
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.