Terracotta urns (incense burners) and small marble heads. Hellenistic culture (3rd-2nd century BCE). Empúries.

7. Terracotta urns
Burners for aromatic substances (thymiateria) in the shape of the head of Demeter, goddess of fertility, protector of agricultural cycles. Used in religious rituals in the public or private sphere and also in funerary rituals. Hellenistic culture (3rd-2nd century BCE). Empúries

9. Marble head of male deity (Possessed or Dionysus?). Hellenistic culture (3rd-2nd century BCE). Empúries.

11. Petit cap femeni de marbre (Aphrodite?)
Hellenistic culture (3rd-2nd century BCE). Empúries

Exhibited at the Catalan Museum of Archaeology, Barcelona, Spain. Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya (MAC).

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Art Barcelona Catalan Museum of Archaeology - Museu d Arqueologia de Catalunya (MAC) Catalonia Demeter Dionysos Emporion Funerary Hellenistic Marble Original Photo Sculpture Spain