kantharus

kantharus

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on basin (interior); medallion (ornamental motif, palmette, surrounded by); palmette (double, 5); circle (hatching) on ​​basin (exterior); band (hatching) on ​​handle (ribbon, with, protuberance, tabs) Condition of the work: The vase is whole; the tab under the handle was broken and has been glued back on.

Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities

An exhibit at Louvre

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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.