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kantharus

kantharus

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on lip (side A and B); line (vertical, line) on basin (side A and B); point (line, between); fillet (2); garland (2, bay leaf, ivy leaf, rosette, of point, separated by); chevron (line); line (vertical, line) on basin (at the bottom); fillet flanking the handle; chevron (line, vertical) under foot; circle (2, concentric, dotted) Condition of the work: The work is incomplete, a handle is missing.


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.