Terracotta group of women seated around a well head

A terracotta group depicting women seated around a wellhead  , crafted in Southern Italy   during the second half of the 4th century B.C. This charming Greek sculpture captures a serene moment of daily life, reflecting both elegance and intimacy in ancient domestic scenes.

Incense burners (Greek thymiateria) were essential ritual objects across the ancient Mediterranean world. This South Italian terracotta example, dating to the second half of the 4th century BCE, is exceptionally intricate and rare.

It depicts five women crowned with flowers arranged around a wellhead, reflecting the iconography of a local cult—most likely that of Demeter and Kore, who were widely venerated in Southern Italy and Sicily during this period.