Marble altar

Greek

Ashmolean Museum

5th Century BC

Carved in low relief depicting the deities Hermes, Demeter & another goddess, possibly Persephone; with a Laconian hound at Herme's feet.

• Medium: marble
• Dimensions: 58 x 26 cm
• Grant Paid: £6,000 ( Total: £50,000)
• ArtFunded in: 1992
• Vendor: Erasmus & Company

Provenance

Earl of Arundel; Duke of Norfolk; Boyder or Boydell Cuper; John Freeman; Fawley Court, Henly on Thames.

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