bowl

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Object Type
Museum number: 1897,0317.3
Description: Mould-made pottery `Megarian' bowl decorated with the abduction of Persephone: Hermes precedes the chariot of Hades, which is pursued by Demeter, Athena, Hekate and Artemis. The entrance to the Underworld is marked with a grave stele inscribed "of the pious"; beyond this, Pan plays his pipes among the reeds while two Danaids attempt to fill their leaky pitchers.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 225BC-175BC
Production place: Made in: Attica (Greece)
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Thebes (Greece - archaic)
Materials
Ware
Technique
Dimensions: Diameter: 17.75 centimetres; Height: 10.75 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Location: On display (G22/dc4)
Subjects: classical mythology; charioteer/chariot; mythical figure/creature; classical deity
Associated names: Representation of: Persephone/Proserpina; Representation of: Hades/Pluto; Representation of: Hermes/Mercury; Representation of: Demeter/Ceres; Representation of: Athena/Minerva; Representation of: Hecate; Representation of: Artemis/Diana; Representation of: Pan/Faunus; Representation of: Danaids
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1897
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1897,0317.3

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