Ceremonial relief of Eleusis. 24x35x1,5cm

Ceremonial relief of Eleusis. 24x35x1,5cm

Reproduction of a fragment of a great relief of Eleusis, which was dated between 27 BC and 14 AD; it is an Roman copy of a Greek original in marble even older of between about 450 and 425 BC.

This Relief represents Demeter, goddess of agricultural abundance and Persephone, the goddess of the underworld and fertility of the earth, next to a naked youth. Demeter, at the left, is clad in a long woolen peplos, belted at the waist; she holds a scepter in his left hand. Persephone, at the right, wearing a long linen chiton with buttoned sleeves and a himation; she holds a long lighted torch to his left. The scene is usually explained as Demeter and Persephone giving Triptolemos ears of wheat so that he may teach men how to cultivate grain. It is exceptional that the Greek work of art still exists, it is currently located in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
 

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