K3.2 PERSEPHONE & DEMETER
Museum Collection | National Archaeological Museum, Athens |
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Catalogue No. | Athens 1754 |
Beazley Archive No. | 1280 |
Ware | Attic Red Figure (White Ground) |
Shape | Lekythos |
Painter | - |
Date | ca 450 - 425 B.C. |
Period | Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Demeter stands holding a royal sceptre and sheaf of wheat. She wears a crown upon her head. Beside her stands Persephone holding an Eleusinian torch and pouring libations from a cup.