Ceres, Roman goddess of grain and agriculture

Ceres, Roman goddess of grain and agriculture. Seated on a chair holding ears of wheat. Zerene or the Macedonian goddess Zeirene Eleusia to the Etruscans. From an engraved jasper gem. Ceres Incis. in Diaspro. Copperplate engraving from Francesco Valesio, Antonio Gori and Ridolfino Venuti's Academia Etrusca, Museum Cortonense in quo Vetera Monumenta, (Etruscan Academy or Museum of Cortona), Faustus Amideus, Rome, 1750

18th Century Academia Etrusca Antonio Gori Beetle Cereal Ceres Cortona Ears Etruria Etruscan Etruscan Academy Etruscans Faustus Amideus Francesco Valesio Grain Jasper Museum Cortonense Museum Of Cortona Ridolfino Venuti Roman Goddess Vetera Monumenta Wheat

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