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 viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
12th century B.C.
1972
18th century
2nd century
early - mid 19th centuries
1895
1891–94
1895
1896–1929
1904–29