K13.1 HESTIA & DEMETER
| Museum Collection | Antikensammlung Berlin |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Berlin F2278 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 200108 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Kylix |
| Painter | Name vase of the Sosias Painter |
| Date | ca 500 B.C. |
| Period | Late Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Detail of Hestia and Demeter from a painting depicting the reception of Heracles on Olympus. The pair are seated on stools draped with leopard skins. Demeter holds a staff tipped with sheafs of grain and the maiden goddess Hestia is modestly attired with a veil.