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THBRoman Brass Applique - Ceres with Harvest
Lot 36b
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Dec 6, 2018
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2018-12-06 10:00:00
2018-12-06 10:00:00
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Day 2 of an important 2-dy auction featuring ancient and ethnographic art from around the world. Today's sale will feature Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Ethnographic, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, much more. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Day 2 of an important 2-dy auction featuring ancient and ethnographic art from around the world. Today's sale will feature Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Ethnographic, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, much more. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. Cast via the lost-wax (cire perdue) process, a brass applique depicting a seated female goddess - Ceres (Greek Demeter) - the goddess of the harvest who was believed to watch over the earth's fertility, donning a lovely draped chiton and armbands, and holding a cornucopia filled with grapes and other fruits. In addition to being a goddess of agriculture, she also presided over the law as well as the cycle of life and death. A beautiful piece that has aged gracefully with gorgeous green patina. Size: 3.125" H (7.9 cm); 3.625" H (9.2 cm) on included custom stand.
In addition, Ceres (Greek Demeter) along with her daughter Prosperpina (Greek Persephone) were central figures in the Eleusinian mysteries. These were elaborate festivals that took place every five years. Unfortunately, scholars know little about them as those who attended the Eleusinian Mysteries were sworn to secrecy. This said, most agree that the central theme of these Mysteries was that just as the grain returns every spring following its harvest and the winter hibernatory period, the soul returns after the death of the human body, reincarnated for the next life. The Eleusinian Mysteries were not the only Mysteries of the Greco-Roman world. There were also the Mysteries of Dionysos depicted in a famous fresco just outside Pompeii at Herculaneaum (the so-called Villa of the Mysteries) as well as Mysteries of various imported eastern gods such as Sabazios and Isis.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection
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#137208Normal surface wear commensurate with age, but details of her face, clothing, and cornucopia are still legible. Wonderful rich green patina has developed over the ages.Condition
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