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Ceres, wearing a talaric tunic and peplos, holds a phial and sceptre topped with a palmette ; Coré [i.e. Kore], her daughter, holds two flaming torches

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Costume -- Ancient -- Greece

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Ceres, wearing a talaric tunic and peplos, holds a phial and sceptre topped with a palmette ; Coré [i.e. Kore], her daughter, holds two flaming torches

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Title
Ceres, wearing a talaric tunic and peplos, holds a phial and sceptre topped with a palmette ; Coré [i.e. Kore], her daughter, holds two flaming torches
Names
Petit, L. (Engraver)
Bineteau, P. (Lithographer)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Costume -- Ancient -- Greece

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1844 - 1861
Topics
Ceres (Roman deity)
Clothing & dress -- Greece -- To 499
Staffs (Sticks) -- To 499
Women -- Clothing & dress -- Greece -- To 499
Torches -- To 499
Proserpina (Roman deity)
Columns -- Greece -- To 499
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Notes
Content: Printed on border: "T. III." "Pl. XXXVII." Written on border: "Ceres wearing a talaric tunic and peplos holds a phial and sceptre topped with a palmette. Coré, her daughter, holds two flaming torches. The fluted Doric column indicates the interior of the Eleusinian temple. This is probably a funerary offering to the manes or spirits of the Jeadi Hamilton collection." Image has foxing.
Source note: Elite des monuments céramographiques : matériaux pour l''histoire des religions et des moeurs de l''antiquité. (Paris : Leleux, 1844-1861) Lenormant, Charles (1802-1859), Author.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 26 x 26 cm. (10 x 10 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17566905
Barcode: 33333159254339
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e3590bc0-c548-012f-6708-58d385a7bc34
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The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1844: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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The New York Public Library. "Ceres, wearing a talaric tunic and peplos, holds a phial and sceptre topped with a palmette ; Coré [i.e. Kore], her daughter, holds two flaming torches" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1844 - 1861. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f126-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The New York Public Library. "Ceres, wearing a talaric tunic and peplos, holds a phial and sceptre topped with a palmette ; Coré [i.e. Kore], her daughter, holds two flaming torches" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 29, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f126-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The New York Public Library. (1844 - 1861). Ceres, wearing a talaric tunic and peplos, holds a phial and sceptre topped with a palmette ; Coré [i.e. Kore], her daughter, holds two flaming torches Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f126-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f126-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) Ceres, wearing a talaric tunic and peplos, holds a phial and sceptre topped with a palmette ; Coré [i.e. Kore], her daughter, holds two flaming torches, (1844 - 1861) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=January 29, 2025 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Ceres, wearing a talaric tunic and peplos, holds a phial and sceptre topped with a palmette ; Coré [i.e. Kore], her daughter, holds two flaming torches