Ceres as goddess of agriculture with crown of ears of corn and sickle. The burning torch and two-headed snake refer to her role as a mother in search of her robbed daughter Proserpina. The inscription AEMA CERES DOCVIT SEGETVM SPEM CREDERE SVICIS states that faith in Ceres taught man to entrust the hope of a good harvest to the plough. Copy after print by Jacopo Giovanni Caraglio, Ceres with crown of ears of corn, sickle, burning torch and two-headed serpent Gods and Goddesses (series title)., print maker: Jacob Binck, Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio, Germany, 1530, paper, engraving, h 212 mm × w 108 mm
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