On this lekythos, Persephone and Hades are depicted, on the left and on the right respectively. Persephone wears a long chiton, a himation, and a diadem on her head. She holds a lighted torch in her right hand. Hades is depicted as an old man. He also wears a long chiton and a himation, has a diadem on his head, and holds a stick in his right hand.
Caption Attic red-figured lekythos with Persephone and Hades
Mythic people Hades (Deity) ,Persephone (Goddess)
Type Clay object
Artist/Creator Attic workshop
Origin Eretria, Euboea
Current position National Archaeological Museum, Athens
Index number A 1301
Dating 475-425 BC
Notes
BAPD 19896, ATHENS, NATIONAL MUSEUM, CC1372
Arachne | Attisch rotfigurige Lekythos
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