Proserpina Vase

Proserpina, daughter of Ceres and wife of the god of the underworld, Pluto, is celebrated in this eye-catching ceramic vase marked by a glossy finish emphasizing its plastic flair. Both the base and the anthropomorphic decorations are the result of an entirely artisan process featuring a lathe. The subject is rendered in a festoon-like design including the somatic traits topped by a crown of spherical finials and framed by tapered, drop-shaped hair for a distinctive finishing touch.