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Votive Plaque (Pinax) with Persephone Making her Bridal Bed

c. 490–450 BCE

West Greek/South Italian, Classical

Medium
Terracotta
Measurements
height: 17.1 cm (6 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Barbara S. Robinson and Family 2023.103
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Did You Know?

The rooster often appears with Persephone on such plaques, perhaps because both mark transitions.

Description

Probably once brightly painted, this relief plaque belongs to a series of votive dedications made in Locri Epizephirii, near the “toe” of Italy, to the goddess Persephone (or Kore), daughter of Demeter. Following her abduction by Hades, god of the Underworld, Persephone regularly returned to earth, dictating the seasons and making agriculture possible. Often, as here, the plaques show domestic scenes.

Votive Plaque (Pinax) with Persephone Making her Bridal Bed

c. 490–450 BCE

West Greek/South Italian, Classical

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