K14.3 PERSEPHONE & HADES
Museum Collection | British Museum, London |
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Catalogue No. | London 1847,0909.6 |
Beazley Archive No. | 217212 |
Ware | Attic Red Figure |
Shape | Kylix |
Painter | Attributed to the Codrus Painter |
Date | ca. 430 B.C. |
Period | Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Tondo: Hades and Persephone recline on a couch in the underworld. The god holds a cornucopia (horn of plenty) and plate, and the goddess a small item, probably a pomegranate seed.
Sides: The feast of the gods of Olympus (see other image).