Marble votive relief of Demeter with sceptre and Kore with torch

c. 400 BC

Marble votive relief of Demeter with sceptre and Kore with torch

A fragment of a marble votive relief showing Demeter holding a sceptre beside her daughter Kore, who carries a torch. It was found at Rhamnous in Attica, probably at the Temple of Nemesis, and is dated to roughly 420 to 410 BC. The piece is held in Room 1 of the Glyptothek in Munich.

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