A buff terracotta statuette titled simply "Ceres," by Augustin Pajou, French, ca. 1768 to 70. The figure shows the Roman goddess of the harvest and agriculture in classicizing dress. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 1978.2, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department.
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Ceres, Deities The Met's own title for this statuette is the goddess's own name outright, "Ceres," and the museum's own tags confirm the Roman goddess it represents, a plain identification rather than a bare tag.
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