© Ashmolean Museum
Marble altar
Artist: Greek
Location: Ashmolean Museum
Date: 5th Century BC
Materials: marble
Dimensions: 58 x 26 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £6,000 (Total: £50,000)
Vendor: Erasmus & Company
Review number: 3704 (1992)
Provenance:
Earl of Arundel; Duke of Norfolk; Boyder or Boydell Cuper; John Freeman; Fawley Court, Henly on Thames.
Description:
Carved in low relief depicting the deities Hermes, Demeter & another goddess, possibly Persephone; with a Laconian hound at Herme's feet.
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