Cast Gallery catalogue number: D086

At the top are Acheloos (a river-god), Hermes, three nymphs, and Pan. Below, a hero leading a horse approaches Demeter and Persephone.

• Plaster cast: Height: 40cm.
• Copy of a marble relief.
• The relief:
  • was made in the 4th century BC and dedicated to the nymphs and all the gods by a group of washerwomen.
  • was found in the stadium of Athens in 1759.
  • was formerly in Venice, Museum Nani.
  • was purchased for Berlin by Waagen in 1841.
  • is now in Berlin, Antikensammlung, inv. 709.

Detailed Record

Commentary Prepared by Dr. Julia Lenaghan, Ashmolean Museum

D 086
Hermes and Female Figures/Persephone and Demeter; Two-Tiered Votive Relief; Berlin

Marble
Votive Relief
Berlin, Antikensammlung K, 87