Adaptation of the Great Eleusinian Relief of ca. 450–425 B.C.
The two goddesses are closely related to the figures of Demeter and Persephone on the Great Eleusinian Relief, a cast of which is displayed nearby. The altarlike incense burner between them must be an addition of the Roman copyist. This relief is said to have been found at Eleusis.
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Title:Lower part of a marble relief with two goddesses
Period:Imperial
Date:1st–2nd century CE
Culture:Roman
Medium:Marble, Pentelic
Dimensions:H. 53 1/2 in. (135.9 cm)
Classification:Stone Sculpture
Credit Line:Fletcher Fund, 1924
Object Number:24.97.99
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