
phiale
An item at Louvre
Decoration: around the omphalos; palmette (5, framed by); circle (double, 2, incised); circle (4, concentric, hatching) Condition of the work: The vase is whole; loss of the epidermis on the unglazed base.
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.