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| 2023-05-09 323 The True Story of a Stone (2023), Lenka Clayton; PAFA, Philadelphia |
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4. Pentalic marble was used to build many of the buildings and sculptures in classical Greece. Nowadays, it is illegal to use this marble for anything. . 5. About 2300 years ago, a giant block of pentalic marble was hewn from a quarry north of Athens. . 6. This marble block was transported to artists who carved it into an 8-foot tall female figure depicting Demeter, the Greek goddess of harvest, fertility and the love a mother has for her child. . 7. It is said this statue was made to grace the facade of a temple dedicated to Demeter. If this is true, then at some point she was also taken down. . 8. Her head wass chopped off, her hands were removed, or maybe they broike off. |