Demeter Goddess of the Harvest Sitting On Bench Holding Wheat and Torch Statue

• OVERALL SIZE - 8.75 Inches High, 5.25 Inches Long, 3.5 Inches Wide.
• Intricately Sculpted in Cold Cast Bronze with Lifelike Character Showing Fold Lines On the Dress, a Stone Texture On the Bench and a Quiet Expression On Demeter's Face.
• Polished Bronze Finish with a Grey Color Wash On the Dress, Orange On the Wheat and Torch Flame and a Red and Green Crown of Flowers.
• Depicts Demeter Sitting On a Stone Bench Holding a Sheaf of Wheat in Her Left Arm and a Torch In Her Right, She Wears a Crown of Flowers and a Basket of Wheat Sits Behind Her.
• A Beautifully Detailed Work of Art and Makes a Wonderful Gift for Anyone Interested in Greek Mythology.

In Greek mythology, Demeter is the goddess of harvest and fertility. Her teaching of the art of sowing and ploughing made it possible for mankind to end their wandering nomadic lifestyle. However when Hades abducted her daughter Persephone to the underworld, Demeter's grief caused chaos in the land as she put off her duties in search of her daughter in vain. With intervention from Zeus, Persephone was finally able to return to Demeter for 9 out of 12 months each year. During those 3 months, Demeter's earth is barren - thus is the origin of the four seasons, with Winter being the time of Demeter's grief, and Spring being the return of Persephone. This wonderfully crafted cold cast bronze statue measures 8.75 inches high, 5.25 inches long and 3.5 inches wide, and depicts Demeter sitting on a stone bench holding a sheaf of wheat and a torch in her hands, and a basket of wheat sits behind her.