K26.1 PLUTUS & DEMETER
| Museum Collection | The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Malibu 86.AE.680 |
| Beazley Archive No. | N/A |
| Ware | Apulian Red Figure |
| Shape | Loutrophoros |
| Painter | Attributed to the Painter of Louvre MNB 1148 |
| Date | ca. 350 - 340 B.C. |
| Period | Late Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Detail of Demeter and Plutus from a painting depicting the tale of Leda and the Swan.
The goddess Demeter, seated on a pair of cushions and holding a four-headed Eleusinian torch, is labelled "ELEUSIS", as queen of the Eleusinian Mysteries. Her son Plutus, here named "ENIATOS" (Year), holds a cornucopia (horn of plenty) bursting with heads of grain.
ARTICLES
OTHER IMAGES
H18.1 Leda
N13.1 Hypnos
O6.4 Peitho
K10.1 Zeus
T32.1 Astrape
