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Potentially Reproduction Figurine of Demeter with Triptolemus

1928.01.0006

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Artifact Identification Potentially Reproduction Figurine of Demeter with Triptolemus   (1928.01.0006)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Art
    3. :
  3. N/A
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Classical Period
Date 480 BCE or 19-20th century
Culture Greek
Location On Exhibitin the Ancient Mediterranean exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 27.3 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 12.7 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 6.6 cm
Weight 464 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Ceramic--Terracotta
Manufacturing Processes Painted, Cast--Slip

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description Under Review
Bibliography

Couch, H. N. "An Archaic Goddess and Child from Lokroi," American Journal of Archaeology, Vol. 34(3), July-September 1930.

Price, Theodora Hadzisteliou. Kourotrophos: Cults and Representations of the Greek Nursing Deities. Brill: Leiden, 1978. No. 585, figure 49, pp. 235-236, 240.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Classical Museum Purchase
Reproduction Needs Research, May be a reproduction or forgery per comments by Malcolm Bell and Jim Dengate, 4/29/2015

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