Hades abducts Persephone pinax 490-450 BCE
"Thousands of Greek pinakes were recovered in the 1900s in Locri (really, at the nearby original Greek site of Epizephyrian Locris). Most of them were of terracotta and from the sanctuaries dedicated to Persephone and Aphrodite. They are small, seldom larger than 30 cm (about 15 inches) on a side. The discovery and recovery of the pinakes were the result of the efforts of Paolo Orsi (1859-1935), the great archaeologist who pioneered much of the excavation and research of sites of Magna Grecia in Sicily and the southern Italian mainland. He was for a brief time (1900-1901) in charge of the museum in Naples, but then moved to Reggio Calabria, where he started to uncover the vast store of pinakes in 1908 and then published yearly progress reports. He became an early advocate of what is now known as the National Museum of Magna Grecia in Reggio Calabria. (It opened to the public in 1954 in the Piacentini Building, so named for the architect. It contains countless testimonies to both prehistoric and historic times of the sites of Magna Grecia, including a coin section, a lapidary, a section dedicated to underwater archaeology, a 10,000 volume library, and a restoration laboratory. The acquisitions continue to increase and the entire museum, as noted above, should be reopened soon. It is one of the most prestigious museums in Italy.)"
-taken from naplesldm link below
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| Hades abducts Persephone pinax 490-450 BCE. National Museum of Magna Grecia. |
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