Image from Svoronos
| Collection: | Athens, National Archaeological Museum |
| Title: | Votive relief to Demeter and Kore |
| Context: | Probably from Piraeus |
| Findspot: | Probably found in Piraeus |
| Summary: | Demeter, Kore, and four (or more?) worshippers |
| Object Function: | Votive |
| Material: | Marble |
| Sculpture Type: | Stele, relief-decorated |
| Category: | Separated fragments |
| Style: | Late Classical |
| Technique: | High relief |
| Original or Copy: | Original |
| Date: | ca. 350 BC - ca. 300 BC |
| Dimensions: | H. 0.53 m; W. 0.37 m |
| Scale: | Miniature (pictorial field) |
| Region: | Attica |
| Period: | Late Classical/Hellenistic |
Subject Description: In the center of the relief sat Demeter, probably in profile to the right; only the left forearm is preserved, holding a scepter, in front of a tree. To her left stands her daughter, Kore, in a frontal pose, wearing a himation wrapped tightly around a chiton. She holds two large torches at a diagonal, in both hands, and tilts her head to the proper left. The right side of the relief is filled with worshippers, approaching in profile to the left. They are shown at approximately half the scale of the goddesses. Three men and a child are preserved.
Condition: Single piece
Condition Description: This piece preserves most of the right side of a relief, missing the right edge and most of the plinth. Some heads are broken off, but the relief surface is otherwise well preserved.
Material Description: Pentelic, according to Svoronos
Collection History: Formerly in the collection of A. Dokos (Piraeus).
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