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Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Creator:Persephone Painter
Title
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Description
Greek, Attic; Bell-krater; Vases; Obverse, the ascension of Persephone from the underworld; Reverse, libation scene. Persephone, the daughter of the goddess Demeter, was condemned to spend half of each year with Hades, the ruler of the underworld. In this grandiose representation, Persephone ascends to earth through a rocky outcrop. She is guided by Hermes, the divine messenger, and Hekate, a goddess of fertility, magic, and dark things who typically carries torches. At the far right stands the regal Demeter, waiting to receive her daughter and the renewal of life that her return engendered.
Date circa 440 B.C.
Medium Terracotta
Dimensions H. 16 1/8 in. (41 cm); diameter of mouth 17 7/8 in. (45.4 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q160236
Current location
Greek and Roman Art
Accession number
28.57.23
Credit line Fletcher Fund, 1928
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