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Selinunte: Shrine of Demeter, kore albastron



Selinunte: Shrine of Demeter, kore albastron (Mus.Arch.Palermo; Photo:Athena Review 2004)


Selinunte: Shrine of Demeter Malophoros, alabastron with head of Kore/ Persephone; dated 650-400 BC

This alabastron or perfume jar fragment is modelled as the head of a young woman with braids, with the spout resembling a high headdress or polos, covered with a flowery wreath.

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