The Exaltation of the Flower 470-460 BCE
"In his 1868 paper, Heuzey argued that the images in the stele suggested the Goddesses Persephone (Kore) and Demeter, referring to the cult of Kore and the legend of Demeter found in the Homeric Hymns. French archaeologist and art historian Maxime Collignon explained, "Heuzey believes that this monument refers to the cultus of Core, daughter of Demeter, a divinity suggesting in Greek legend the ephemeral but incessantly recurring bloom of nature." French archaeologist Olivier Rayet (1847–1887) disagreed with the interpretation Heuzy offered. While Heuzey's perspective still has adherents, it has largely fallen out of favor among art historians. According to the Perseus Project at Tufts University, "It is now generally agreed ... that the figures represented are mortals rather than Goddesses."
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| So-called “Exaltation de la Fleur” (exaltation of the flower), fragment from a grave stele: two women wearing a peplos and kekryphalos (hair net), hold poppy or pomegrenate flowers, and maybe a small bag of seeds. Parian marble, made in Pharsalos, ca. 470–460 BC. From Pharsalos, Thessaly. |
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