Geometric pomegranate from Eleusis Decorated Wheel-made Their elongated tear glands and

Their elongated tear glands and downward tilt evoke the powerful style of early bilingual eye-cups

while decorated owl skyphoi were exported widely throughout the Mediterranean

This asymmetrical arrangement distinguishes the form from the more common skyphoi furnished with two horizontal handles

shallow bowl and elegant stem follow the established kylix form

his curled tail arching over his back

Geometric pomegranate from Eleusis Decorated Wheel-made Their elongated tear glands andPersephones 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