pithos

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on lip; groove decoration in relief; on shoulder; area (archs, reversed, crossed, surmounted by, circle, dotted, between); cord (2) on body (at the top); figurative area (metope, several, repeated motif); centaur (beard, ?, holding, branch); rider (holding, goad, reins, followed by, bird, steering wheel) on body (at the bottom); area (chevrons, between); cord (2) Condition of the work: The vase is whole; small tear on the lip; small chips on the cords; worn surface

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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