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The Demeter of Knidos is a life-size, seated ancient Greek statue that was erected near the ancient port of Knidos, south-west Asia Minor (now near Datça in present-day Turkey). Now part of the British Museum's collection, it is an impressive example of Hellenistic sculpture from around 350 BC.[1][2][3]

Demeter of Knidos
Demeter of Knidos
Material	Marble
Size	150 cm high
Created	c. 350 BC
Present location	British Museum, London
Registration	1859.12-26.26

Description

The statue is made of marble and in its seated position is approximately 150 centimetres (4 ft 11 in) high. The goddess is seated on a throne and while parts of the sculpture are in excellent condition, the back and arm-rails of the throne, as well as her lower arms and hands, separately carved, are missing. The head was also carved independently from the body and fixed onto the neck. Demeter is depicted in a serene, timeless manner, that unveils her motherly role in the Greek pantheon of gods.

Sanctuary of Demeter

Demeter was the goddess of the Earth, of agriculture and of fertility who created the harvest, the grain and other crops as well as the circle of seasons. At Knidos she was worshipped with Hades and the other underworld deities including her mythical daughter Persephone.[1] The Sanctuary of Demeter at Knidos was laid out in 350 BC, when the city was reestablished. The sanctuary consisted of a long terrace built into the side of an acropolis, overlooking the city and seascape below. Many votive sculptures were deposited within the sanctuary. Most of these were discovered by excavators in fragments, but the statue of divine Demeter herself remains relatively intact.

Excavation and Removal

The British archaeologist Sir Charles Thomas Newton excavated The Demeter of Knidos in 1857–58[4] and almost immediately removed it to London to become part of the British Museum's Ancient Greek and Roman collection.[2]

References

Further reading

• B. Ashmole, 'Demeter of Cnidus', Journal of Hellenic Studies-1, 71 (1951), pp. 13–28
• C. Bruns-Ozgan, Knidos: A Guide to the Ancient Site, Konya 2004
• G.Bean, Cnidus, Turkey beyond the Maeander, London 1980, chapter 12, pp 111–127

На других языках

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- [en] Demeter of Knidos

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[es] Deméter de Cnido

Le Deméter de Cnido es una estatua cincelada en mármol blanco que representa a la diosa griega Koré o más probablemente a Deméter, es obra del escultor Leocares quien la realizó en el siglo IV a. C. emplazada en la ciudad de Cnido por la cual recibió el "apellido" fue redescubierta en las ruinas de dicha ciudad griega de Caria durante el siglo XIX y llevada a Inglaterra donde se conserva en el British Museum.

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