Figurine, Demeter; Fayoum; Figurines; Paint; Ceramic

Notes:

Brown clay. Traces of white and pink paint. Demeter holds a torch in left hand. Right arm, bent at elbow, rests on a globe. With her right hand, Demeter feeds a dove which perches on her right shoulder. Hair parted in middle with a fillet across the crown. Heavy wreath on top of head. Heavy horizontal roll of himation. Chiton draped vertically. Full-breasted, corpulent goddess, with folds of flesh on thick neck. Rectangular base indicated front only. Back rounded and unworked. Hollow moulded in two halves, sealed at sides. Large circular vent at back. Bottom open.

Data Provider:

University of Michigan. Libraries

Collection:

Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

Subject Topic:

Fayoum; Figurines; Egypt

Language:

UND

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