Geometric pomegranate from Eleusis Decorated Wheel-made This exquisite miniature lekythos is

This exquisite miniature lekythos is a faithful reproduction of an ancient vase decorated using Six’s technique

The decoration is based on the use of clay slips that acquire their colour by firing

while decorated owl skyphoi were exported widely throughout the Mediterranean

shallow bowl and elegant stem follow the established kylix form

Geometric pomegranate from Eleusis Decorated Wheel-made This exquisite miniature lekythos isPersephones Pomegranate A handcrafted clay pomegranate inspired by an 8th century BCE prototype from the Archaeological Museum of Eleusis. The pomegranate is one of the central symbols of the Eleusinian Mysteries, closely associated with Persephone. According to myth, when Zeus commanded Hades to release Kore (Persephone) so she could return to her mother, Demeter, the dark robed lord of the Underworld cunningly gave her a delicious berry of the