K3.1 DEMETER & TRIPTOLEMUS

Museum Collection | Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe |
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Catalogue No. | Karlsruhe 68.101 |
Beazley Archive No. | 352484 |
Ware | Attic Red Figure |
Shape | Krater, Volute |
Painter | Attributed to the Berlin Painter |
Date | ca. 480 B.C. |
Period | Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Triptolemus prepares to depart in a winged chariot (partially shown) on his quest to instrust mankind in agriculture. He faces Demeter across an altar. The goddess wears a crown and holds sheafs of wheat in her hands.
IMAGE DETAIL

Detail of the goddess Demeter.