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Terracotta pomegranate
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.
Artwork Details
- 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
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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