Deity Figure

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

DMA_.1974.87.FA

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DMA_.1974.87.FA

AMICA ID

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AMICA Library Year:

2003

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2003

AMICA Library Year

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Object Type:

Sculpture

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Sculpture

Object Type

false

Creator Nationality:

Boeotia, Greek

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Boeotia, Greek

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Boeotia, Greek

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Boeotia, Greek

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Deity Figure

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Deity Figure

Title

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View:

Full View

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Full View

View

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Creation Date:

First half of 6th century B.C

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First half of 6th century B.C

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

-599

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-599

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

-550

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-550

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

Terracotta, paint

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Terracotta, paint

Materials and Techniques

false

Dimensions:

Overall: 8 1/2 x 3 1/32 x 1 1/2 in. (21.59 x 7.7 x 3.81 cm.)

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Overall: 8 1/2 x 3 1/32 x 1 1/2 in. (21.59 x 7.7 x 3.81 cm.)

Dimensions

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AMICA Contributor:

Dallas Museum of Art

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Dallas Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Dallas, Texas, USA

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Dallas, Texas, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

1974.87.FA

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1974.87.FA

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

Dallas Museum of Art, Foundation for the Arts Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Clark

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Dallas Museum of Art, Foundation for the Arts Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Clark

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.DallasMuseumofArt.org

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<a href="http://www.DallasMuseumofArt.org"target="_new">http://www.DallasMuseumofArt.org</a>

Rights

false

Context:

These small, painted ceramic figures were offerings to the fertility goddesses, Demeter and Persephone. Demeter, goddess of the grain crops, was the Greek version of the Earth Mother. Her daughter Persephone, according to myth, was stolen by Hades, lord of the underworld. When Demeter mourned her daughter, the land withered and died. Persephone was released to the upper world, but since she had eaten several pomegranate seeds during her captivity, she had to return to Hades for the winter months. This kind of life/death/rebirth fertility myth has parallels in the Near East and Egypt. These attractive mold-made figurines come from Boeotia, the country north of Attica, which produced a large volume of ceramic offering figures in the Archaic period.

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These small, painted ceramic figures were offerings to the fertility goddesses, Demeter and Persephone. Demeter, goddess of the grain crops, was the Greek version of the Earth Mother. Her daughter Persephone, according to myth, was stolen by Hades, lord of the underworld. When Demeter mourned her daughter, the land withered and died. Persephone was released to the upper world, but since she had eaten several pomegranate seeds during her captivity, she had to return to Hades for the winter months. This kind of life/death/rebirth fertility myth has parallels in the Near East and Egypt. These attractive mold-made figurines come from Boeotia, the country north of Attica, which produced a large volume of ceramic offering figures in the Archaic period.

Context

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