Roman goddess Ceres, seated on a stool, holding a mirror, attended by priestesses carrying a patera (bowl), praefericulum (vase) and cystus. Within a rectangular black border decorated with leaves. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Kirk (1765-1797) from Sir William Hamilton’s Outlines from the Figures and Compositions upon the Greek, Roman and Etruscan Vases of the Late Sir Hamilton, T. M’Lean, London, 1834.

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Size: 7057px × 5126px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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