K14.4 HADES & PERSEPHONE
| Museum Collection | British Museum, London |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | London 1867,0508.1334 |
| Beazley Archive No. | N/A |
| Ware | Apulian Red Figure |
| Shape | Amphora |
| Painter | Attributed to the Patera Painter |
| Date | ca. 340 - 330 B.C. |
| Period | Late Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Haides sits enthroned in the underworld holding a bird-tipped royal sceptre and a plate. Beside him stands the goddess Persephone leaning on a four-headed Eleusinian torch and holding a wreath.
IMAGE DETAIL
Detail of Hades.