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Ceres (sculpture)

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Ceres
ArtistAugustin Pajou
Yearc. 1768–70
MediumTerracotta with reddish patination
Dimensions62.5 cm × 19.1 cm × 19.1 cm (24.6 in × 7.5 in × 7.5 in)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

Ceres is an 18th-century statuette by Augustin Pajou depicting Ceres, a Roman goddess. The work, made from terracotta, was intended as a model for a larger marble sculpture, Four Seasons. Ceres is now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1]

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  1. ^ "Ceres". www.metmuseum.org. Archived from the original on 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2018-09-21.