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English: Greek painting of woman's head from a stone of the vault of a Crimean grave. The date of the grave is fixed to the 4th century by ornaments found in it, among which was a gold coin of Alexander the Great. The representation is probably of Demeter or her priestess, her hair bound with poppies and other flowers.
Date c. 4th century B.C.
Source Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), v. 12, 1911, Plate IV, between pp. 480 and 481 (or pp. 476 and 477 depending on edition), Fig. 67.
Author Britannica got this from Comptes Rendus of St. Petersburg, 1865. Pl. I.
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Public domain This image comes from the 13th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica or earlier. The copyrights for that book have expired in the United States because the book was first published in the US with the publication occurring before January 1, 1929. As such, this image is in the public domain in the United States.

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