Demeter is shown seated on a throne. The lower arms are lost, together with the hands, at least one of which probably held a libation bowl or torch. The head was carved separately from the body. The goddess is portrayed as a paradigm of Greek womanhood, serene, mature, motherly and modestly veiled. A statue of her daughter Persephone (now lost) was perhaps shown standing beside her. The sculpture was found in the sanctuary of Demeter at Knidos.

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Scanned : Photogrammetry (Processed using Agisoft PhotoScan)