Title
Underworld deities
Subject
Ceres (Roman deity)
Hades (Greek deity)
Gods, Greek
Mythology, Greek
Proserpina (Roman deity)
Jupiter (Roman diety)
Description
This frieze was found in the Tomb of the Haterii, Rome. The lintel above the doorway to the tomb-the symbolic border between the worlds of the living and of the dead was decorated with four busts of Roman deities: from left to right, Jupiter
Proserpina
Hedes
Ceres.
Creator
Unknown artist
Source
Kleiner, Fred S
A History of Roman Art, enhanced ed., Boston: Wadsworth, 2010 (9780495909873)
Publisher
Department of Visual Studies
University at Buffalo
Date
Late first century
CE
Contributor
Joe Easterly
Rights
Use for educational purposes only. Single copies (print, photocopy, download) are permitted for personal study, research and teaching.
Type
reliefs (sculptures)
sculpture (visual work)
busts
figures (representations)
Still Image
Identifier
VS4477510
vw-20110131-6
Date Created
2011-08-18
Date Modified
2011-08-18
Is Part Of
Media Resource Center
Visual Resources Collection
VS001
Medium
marble
Spatial Coverage
Musei Vaticani (Rome, Italy)
Temporal Coverage
Ancient Roman
Audience
UB Only
Collection
Citation
Unknown artist, “Underworld deities,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed April 26, 2024, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/30364.