Pinax with Dionysus appearing before Persephone
Clay, 490-480 B.C. Locri Epizefiri, Mannella district, Sanctuary of Persephone Reggio Calabria, Museo Nazionale, inv. 58729
This plaque, recomposed of nine fragments, represents Persephone enthroned, with a bundle of ears of corns and a rooster. Standing before her, Dionysus holds a kantharos and a grapevine tendril, attributes indicative of the god's association with wine.
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