A cast of a relief dated about 440 BC found at Eleusis in 1859. With the goddess of earth and fertility Demeter on left, showing corn to Tripolemos
A cast of a relief dated about 440 BC found at Eleusis in 1859. Showing the goddess of earth and fertility Demeter on left, showing corn to Tripolemos who passes knowledge of agriculture. Persephone with her torch on right, symbolising the changing seasons that make agriculture flourish. Relief is a sculptural technique where the sculpted elements remain attached to a solid background of the same material
Size: 4475px × 6712px
Location: Museum of Classical Archaeology Cambridge England
Photo credit: © Sunpix Art / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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