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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EUR-gre-019. Laureate Triptolemos, protégé of goddess Demeter (standing in front), sitting on a throne flanked by two coiling, rearing, winged serpents (only one is visible) and holding grain ears (missing?) in his raised left hand; Demeter's daughter Persephone standing behind and holding two long flaming torches; mixed group of supplicants in the general attitude of respect and veneration. |
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| Marble | High relief (Demeter and Per- sephone Sending Triptolemos on his Mission to Bring Corn to the World, votive (?) panel, carved decoration) |
Phidias (480-430 BC, attr.) |
Middle Classical, 450-440 BC |
Eleusis, West Attica, Central Greece |
Archaeological Muse-um, Eleusis, Invento-ry № ? |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Greek Expedition, 30 April - 22 May 2009). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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