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Ceres or Persephone
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Ceres or Persephone

Charlotte Besnard (French, 1855–1930)
1895
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueHigh relief polychrome glazed stoneware. Glaze on the wheat and hair contains uranium as a colorant.
Dimensions74 x 64 x 40 cm (29 1/8 x 25 3/16 x 15 3/4 in.)
Credit LineIn memory of John F. Paramino, Boston Sculptor
Accession number1998.401
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
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