Faceless funerary sculptures, Museum of Cyrene, Libya. They are believed to represent the goddess Pe
Faceless funerary sculptures, Museum of Cyrene, Libya. They are believed to represent the goddess Persephone, or symbolize the soul of the deceased. Photograph by Sebastià Giralt, 2007 via Flickr (source). CC BY-NC-SA 2.0The Extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene, Libya was founded by colonists from Thera, Crete, Samos, Laconia, and Rhodes in the 7th century BCE. Religious activity continued on the site until it was destroyed by an earthquake in the 3rd century CE. -- source link
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