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title: Seated Demeter Figurine
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/621/seated-demeter-figurine/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Seated Demeter Figurine

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Seated Demeter Figurine](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/621.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/621.jpg)

## Image Caption

Terracotta statue of a throned divinity, probably [Demeter](https://www.worldhistory.org/demeter/) (Goddess of harvests and earth fertility). Late 6th, early 5th century BCE, from [Sicily](https://www.worldhistory.org/sicily/). (Archaeological Museum, Milan)

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## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2012, May 09). Seated Demeter Figurine. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/621/seated-demeter-figurine/>
### Chicago
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### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Seated Demeter Figurine." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 May 2012, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/621/seated-demeter-figurine/>.

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