Demeter and Triptolemos on amphora

National Archeological Museum, Athens, Greece

This close-up of an ancient vase shows a woman standing on the left holding a long staff. She faces a man who is seated in a winged chair and holding out a shallow bowl.


Detail of an Attic red-figured amphora showing the goddess Demeter and Triptolemos
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Attic red-figured amphora


Material CeramicDate range 450 BC – 425 BC (Third quarter of the 5th century BC)Origin Unknown...

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