O28.3 TRIPTOLEMUS

Museum Collection | University of Mississippi Museum, Oxford |
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Catalogue No. | Mississippi 1977.3.86 |
Beazley Archive No. | 201905 |
Ware | Attic Red Figure |
Shape | Amphora, Neck |
Painter | Attributed to the Berlin Painter |
Date | ca 470 B.C. |
Period | Late Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Side A: Triptolemus, seated in a winged chariot, departs on his quest to teach mankind agriculture. The hero holds a sceptre in his hand.
Side B: Demeter, Persephone or Hecate (see other image).