A sarcophagus with the remains of a noble Bosporan woman of the 1st century AD was found on the territory of Kerch in the 19th century.
The burial chamber is frescoed with scenes of the abduction of Persephone, daughter of the fertility goddess Demeter. The Crypt of Demeter is considered a vivid and unique example of decorative painting on mythological subjects, executed in the so-called floral style, most characteristic of Bosporan painting of the 1st-2nd centuries AD.
Due to constant flooding, the crypt is preserved, the technological model is installed on the first tier of the Great Mithridatic Stairs. The 1:1 scale model is ...
Last update
1/30/2025
Categories | Archaeological site |
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Date of foundation | 1st century |
Address |
Brativ Perepelyts Street, 23
Kerch |
Coordinates |
45.365° N, 36.47222222° E
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