The Eleusinian Mysteries
The Eleusinian Mysteries, initiations for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at Eleusis, Greece. The goddess Ceres sits on the Puteal on the Callirhoe well surrounded by dancing virgins. From a vase in the collection of Sir William Hamilton. Ceremonie Eleusine. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Fumagalli from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moderno, Florence, 1826
Picture No
13134276
Media ID
45921968
Size
4003px x 6231px
(6.0MB)
Credit
Florilegius
Source
Fumagalli
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