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Behind, over an uneven line indicating a hill, appear six Doric columns, over four of which is a white architrave, possibly representing the temple of Demeter at Agrae. Heracles looks back, and is beardless, with short curly hair, wreath, chlamys over shoulders, torch in right hand and club in left the Dioscuros is beardless, with wreath, himation over left shoulder, and torch in right hand. On the left Iachos approaches, beardless, with fillet and laurel-wreath, chiton as Eumolpos, beaded girdle, chlamys over right arm, endromides, torch in right hand, left extended he is followed by Heracles, and, on a higher level, the other of the Dioscuri. Above him is Eumolpos, acting as μυσταγωγός he moves to left, looking back, and is beardless, with long curls, fillet and laurel-wreath, girt chiton reaching to the knee with embroidered band on bosom, endromides, and torch in right hand he leads up one of the Dioscuri, who is beardless, with wreath, chlamys over shoulders, and a large torch painted white in right hand in front of his head is a star of nine points. Persephone looks back at Triptolemos, who is seated to left looking up at her, in his winged carriage drawn by two white serpents he is beardless, with long curls, laurel-wreath, and himation over left shoulder.

Oblong shape the flesh of both figures is painted white, with ornaments and features in yellow. Demeter has long hair, beaded ampyx, earrings, necklace, bracelets, long chiton with diploidion, and sceptre in right hand below her are a footstool and two uncertain objects of (a) Initiation of Heracles and the Dioscuri into the lesser mysteries at Agrae (or Eleusis): In the centre is Persephone standing half-turned to right, with long hair, beaded ampyx, earrings, necklace, bracelets, transparent white chiton with looped-up sleeves, himation held up in left hand, sandals, and torch in right hand at her feet is Demeter seated to left, looking back at her. Round the lip and ends of the handles, egg-moulding above the designs, laurel-wreath below, maeander and chequer below the handles, palmettes. Pottery: red-figured bell krater (bowl for mixing wine and water).ĭesigns red and white on black ground, with yellow accessories.