Hades with cornucopia, & Persephone with plow | Greek vase, Athenian red figure pelike

K14.5 HAIDES & PERSEPHONE

Museum Collection: National Museum,
Athens, Greece
Catalogue Number: Athens 16346
Beazley Archive Number: 214719
Ware: Attic Red Figure
Shape: Pelike
Painter: Attributed to the Orestes Painter
Date: --
Period: Classical

SUMMARY

Haides pours fertility upon the earth from a large cornucopia (horn of plenty). Beside him stands Persephone holding a sceptre and plough.

ARTICLES

Haides, Persephone

 
 
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