Cinerary altar representing the rape of Proserpina

The face of the altar is divided into two registers. The upper register illustrates the rape of Proserpina (Persephone) by Dis (Hades). Dis (left) stands in a four-horse chariot driven by a cupid (center right). He grabs Proserpina by the waist sweeping her up into the chariot with his right arm. One of her feet is just visible behind the chariot. Proserpina's left arm is thrown over her head, her right is outstretched behind her.

The rape of Proserpina by Dis. Marble cinerary altar, formerly in the collections of the Kircherian Museum. Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano.

 

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Associated Passages
547-568
Date
2nd century CE
Medium
Marble
Location
Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano
Image Credit
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