K3.2 DEMETER & PERSEPHONE

Museum Collection: National Museum, Athens, Greece
Catalogue Number: Athens 1754
Beazley Archive Number: 1280
Ware: Attic Red Figure (White Ground)
Shape: Lekythos
Painter: --
Date: ca 450 - 425 BC
Period: Classical

SUMMARY

Demeter stands holding a royal sceptre and sheaf of wheat. She wears a crown upon her head. Next to her is Persephone, holding an Eleusinian torch and pouring libations from a cup.

ARTICLES

Demeter, Persephone