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Greek. <em>Seated Figure of Demeter</em>, 6th century B.C.E. Terracotta, slip or pigment, 7 7/8 × 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (20 × 9.6 × 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.689. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.689_view01.jpg)
Greek. Seated Figure of Demeter, 6th century B.C.E. Terracotta, slip or pigment, 7 7/8 × 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (20 × 9.6 × 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.689. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.689_view01.jpg)
Greek. <em>Seated Figure of Demeter</em>, 6th century B.C.E. Terracotta, slip or pigment, 7 7/8 × 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (20 × 9.6 × 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.689. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.689_view01.jpg)

Greek. Seated Figure of Demeter, 6th century B.C.E. Terracotta, slip or pigment, 7 7/8 × 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (20 × 9.6 × 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.689. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.689_view01.jpg)

Greek. <em>Seated Figure of Demeter</em>, 6th century B.C.E. Terracotta, slip or pigment, 7 7/8 × 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (20 × 9.6 × 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.689. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.689_print_bw.jpg)

Greek. Seated Figure of Demeter, 6th century B.C.E. Terracotta, slip or pigment, 7 7/8 × 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (20 × 9.6 × 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.689. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.689_print_bw.jpg)

Greek. <em>Seated Figure of Demeter</em>, 6th century B.C.E. Terracotta, slip or pigment, 7 7/8 × 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (20 × 9.6 × 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.689. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.689_view02.jpg)

Greek. Seated Figure of Demeter, 6th century B.C.E. Terracotta, slip or pigment, 7 7/8 × 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (20 × 9.6 × 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.689. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.689_view02.jpg)

Greek. <em>Seated Figure of Demeter</em>, 6th century B.C.E. Terracotta, slip or pigment, 7 7/8 × 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (20 × 9.6 × 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.689. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.689_view03.jpg)

Greek. Seated Figure of Demeter, 6th century B.C.E. Terracotta, slip or pigment, 7 7/8 × 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (20 × 9.6 × 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.689. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.689_view03.jpg)

Greek. <em>Seated Figure of Demeter</em>, 6th century B.C.E. Terracotta, slip or pigment, 7 7/8 × 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (20 × 9.6 × 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.689. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.689_view04.jpg)

Greek. Seated Figure of Demeter, 6th century B.C.E. Terracotta, slip or pigment, 7 7/8 × 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (20 × 9.6 × 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.689. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.689_view04.jpg)

Greek. <em>Seated Figure of Demeter</em>, 6th century B.C.E. Terracotta, slip or pigment, 7 7/8 × 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (20 × 9.6 × 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.689. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.689_view05.jpg)

Greek. Seated Figure of Demeter, 6th century B.C.E. Terracotta, slip or pigment, 7 7/8 × 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (20 × 9.6 × 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.689. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.689_view05.jpg)

Greek. <em>Seated Figure of Demeter</em>, 6th century B.C.E. Terracotta, slip or pigment, 7 7/8 × 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (20 × 9.6 × 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.689. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.689_view06.jpg)

Greek. Seated Figure of Demeter, 6th century B.C.E. Terracotta, slip or pigment, 7 7/8 × 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (20 × 9.6 × 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.689. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.689_view06.jpg)

Greek. <em>Seated Figure of Demeter</em>, 6th century B.C.E. Terracotta, slip or pigment, 7 7/8 × 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (20 × 9.6 × 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.689. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.689_view07.jpg)

Greek. Seated Figure of Demeter, 6th century B.C.E. Terracotta, slip or pigment, 7 7/8 × 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (20 × 9.6 × 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.689. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.689_view07.jpg)

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Seated Figure of Demeter

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

CULTURE Greek
MEDIUM Terracotta, slip or pigment
DATES 6th century B.C.E.
PERIOD Hellenistic Period
DIMENSIONS 7 7/8 × 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (20 × 9.6 × 8.2 cm) H. w/base: 9 13/16 in. (25 cm) base: 2 5/8 × 5 1/16 × 4 15/16 in. (6.7 × 12.8 × 12.5 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 34.689
CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Greek. Seated Figure of Demeter, 6th century B.C.E. Terracotta, slip or pigment, 7 7/8 × 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (20 × 9.6 × 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.689. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.689_view01.jpg)
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Greek. <em>Seated Figure of Demeter</em>, 6th century B.C.E. Terracotta, slip or pigment, 7 7/8 × 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (20 × 9.6 × 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.689. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.689_view01.jpg)

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