Plaster Cast of the Chrysapha relief in the Academic Art Museum Bonn (Inv. 1342)

The plaster cast shows the relief from Chrysapha, whose original is located in the Antikensammlung Berlin (Inv. Sk 731) and is dated around 550/40 BC. It was found in Chrysapha, a small-town southeast of Sparta in Laconia, and is made of grey-bluish marble. The relief shows two gods, male and female, sitting on a throne with a high backrest and turned to the left side. The god is depicted in the foreground. Both arms are raised and stretched forward, the right hand is holding a huge kantharos. In the background the goddess is depicted in profile. Her left hand is raised holding a veil, while her right hand lies on her thigh with a pomegranate in her hand. Two worshippers, also male and female, are standing underneath the kantharos. The man is carrying a rooster and an egg, while the woman is carrying a flower and a pomegranate.