Seated Eros
Description: | The figurine is mold-made and hollow. The back from the level of the chest down, the right leg, the left wing, and most of the left arm are missing. The original pose of the nude figure would have been similar to that of the seated boy, accession number 74.51.1604, but with the legs stretched further toward the viewer's left. H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm) |
Period: | Hellenistic |
Date: | 299 - 200 BC |
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. XLVI.361, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2306, 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. 347, pp. 207, 263, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. |
Accession Number: | 74.51.1594 |