Hellenistic

Eros riding a goat

The figurine is mold-made and hollow. The back is handmade and flattened. There is an oval vent near the bottom of the back. The figurine is broken across the animal's neck and mended. H. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm)

Classification

Object type: Terracotta figurine
Decoration: Moulded
Material: Clay
Period: Hellenistic and RomanHellenistic
Date: 299 - 200 BC
Place of production: Cyprus
Findspot: Kourion-Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates

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Accession No.

74.51.1599

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

From CyprusSaid to be from the temple of Apollo Hylates at Kourion

References

Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1894. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 2. pl. XLII.336, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1895. The Terracottas and Pottery of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in Halls 4 and 15. no. 255, p. 23, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2309, p. 362, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 350, pp. 209, 263, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Eros riding a goat

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