T16.4 HECATE OR DEMETER
| Museum Collection | University of Mississippi Museum, Oxford |
|---|---|
| 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 (see other image).
Side B: A crowned goddess holding a pair of torches--either Hecate, Demeter or Persephone--oversees the
departure of the hero Triptolemus.