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A Canosan terracotta hollow pomegranate, Circa 250 B.C.,
A Greek terracotta hollow pomegranate with remnants of white gesso and pierced at either end. The gesso (chalk) would have been applied first and then painted with an appropriate colour to represent the fruit. Because of its role in the Greek legend of Persephone, the pomegranate came to symbolize fertility, death, and eternity and was an emblem of the Eleusinian Mysteries. In Greek mythology Persephone, goddess of the underworld, was tricked by Hades to eat 6 seeds of the pomegranate, forcing her to spend six months a year in the underworld. Pomegranate; also known as the food for the dead. 8.6cms high,
Condition, Intact, No restoration or repair
Provenance, Mrs A Davis collection acquired from the late 1960s to 90s