Artist: Anguier, Michel, sculptor - French artist, 1612-1686; Date(s): circa 1652 - circa 1700; Classification(s): sculpture, figure, casting (process), copper alloy, probably bronze, cast, chased, and dark lacquer; Acquisition: bought by Gerald Kerin Ltd, 1970, Bought with the Cunliffe and Leverton Harris Funds. [M.1-1970]
Description: Copper alloy, probably bronze, cast and chased, with dark lacquer. Ceres strides forward on her left leg with her right stretched out behind her. Her left hand holds her drape behind her, and in her right, she holds out a torch. A small dragon squirms between her feet, and on the square base there are integrally cast asphodel flowers.
