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(21) Chthonian goddess, Demeter or Persephone, seated
on a throne. Her feet parallel; her arms by her sides ;
her hands resting on her knees. On her head is a modius,
from which a veil hangs behind. On either side of her
neck hangs a thick mass of hair. The features are very
indistinct. She wears a talaric chiton ; on either shoulder
is a circular fibula (?), from which a row of pendants
hangs across her bosom, below which is another row of
pendants ; the breasts are not indicated. The back is
pierced for suspension. Height, 5 in. Terranuova. G. D.
(22) Chthonian goddess, Demeter or Persephone, seated
on a thronos. On her head a modius, from which falls a
veil. On either side the neck the hair falls in a thick
mass. She wears a talaric chiton, over which is a mantle
terminating in a square fold at the bottom of the calf; her
feet are parallel, and rest on a footstool; her arms close to
her sides; her hands resting on her knees ; across her bosom
a row of acorn-shaped pendants. Hollow; the back pierced
for suspension. Height, 6^ in. Terranuova. G. D.
(23) Chthonian goddess, Demeter or Persephone, seated
on a thronos. Her head is surmounted by a modius, from
the back of which hangs a veil; on each side of the neck
a thick mass of hair; the feet are parallel; the hands are
placed on the knees; she wears a talaric chiton with sleeves
reaching to the elbows; across the bosom two rows of
acorn-shaped pendants. The body is flat like a board; the
seat projects on each side. Height, 7f in. Provenance
unknown, but probably from Sicily.
(24) Chthonian goddess seated on a thronos. On her
head the modius, from under which long hair or a veil falls
on each side of her neck; her hands are placed on her
knees; on each shoulder is a large fibula, between which
two rows of pendants hang on the bosom; the breasts are
not indicated, and the body is flat like a board; the back
is left rough. Height, 7^ in. Provenance unknown, but
probably from Sicily.
(25) Head of similar figure, wearing modius, from which
falls a veil. Height, 2f in.
(26) Upper part of female figure, probably a Chthonian
deity. Over the forehead is a triple row of clustered curls ;
above which a stephane (?), with leaves or pointed orna-
ments projecting outwards; the head is surmounted by a
modius, from which a veil falls on each side of the neck.
(21) Chthonian goddess, Demeter or Persephone, seated
on a throne. Her feet parallel; her arms by her sides ;
her hands resting on her knees. On her head is a modius,
from which a veil hangs behind. On either side of her
neck hangs a thick mass of hair. The features are very
indistinct. She wears a talaric chiton ; on either shoulder
is a circular fibula (?), from which a row of pendants
hangs across her bosom, below which is another row of
pendants ; the breasts are not indicated. The back is
pierced for suspension. Height, 5 in. Terranuova. G. D.
(22) Chthonian goddess, Demeter or Persephone, seated
on a thronos. On her head a modius, from which falls a
veil. On either side the neck the hair falls in a thick
mass. She wears a talaric chiton, over which is a mantle
terminating in a square fold at the bottom of the calf; her
feet are parallel, and rest on a footstool; her arms close to
her sides; her hands resting on her knees ; across her bosom
a row of acorn-shaped pendants. Hollow; the back pierced
for suspension. Height, 6^ in. Terranuova. G. D.
(23) Chthonian goddess, Demeter or Persephone, seated
on a thronos. Her head is surmounted by a modius, from
the back of which hangs a veil; on each side of the neck
a thick mass of hair; the feet are parallel; the hands are
placed on the knees; she wears a talaric chiton with sleeves
reaching to the elbows; across the bosom two rows of
acorn-shaped pendants. The body is flat like a board; the
seat projects on each side. Height, 7f in. Provenance
unknown, but probably from Sicily.
(24) Chthonian goddess seated on a thronos. On her
head the modius, from under which long hair or a veil falls
on each side of her neck; her hands are placed on her
knees; on each shoulder is a large fibula, between which
two rows of pendants hang on the bosom; the breasts are
not indicated, and the body is flat like a board; the back
is left rough. Height, 7^ in. Provenance unknown, but
probably from Sicily.
(25) Head of similar figure, wearing modius, from which
falls a veil. Height, 2f in.
(26) Upper part of female figure, probably a Chthonian
deity. Over the forehead is a triple row of clustered curls ;
above which a stephane (?), with leaves or pointed orna-
ments projecting outwards; the head is surmounted by a
modius, from which a veil falls on each side of the neck.