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Simple as this object may appear, it is noteworthy how the coroplast (modeler) has rendered the shape and conveyed the succulence of the fruit. It may have been a votive offering with special connotations in reference to Persephone. Her abduction by Hades was localized in Sicily, and her cult was important in Greek areas of Southern Italy.
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Title: Terracotta pomegranate
Period: Late Classical
Date: 4th century BCE
Culture: Greek, South Italian
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 7/8in. (7 x 7.3cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: Purchase, Helen H. Mertens and Renée E. and Robert A. Belfer Gifts, 1993
Object Number: 1993.11.3
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