Hellenistic
Limestone statuette of Eros
The nude god, with large vertical wings, held an object against his abdomen, probably a wreath; he wears a segmented baldric. Overall: 10 x 4 1/8 x 5 1/4 in. (25.4 x 10.5 x 13.3 cm)
Date
330 - 30 BC
Accession No.
74.51.2670
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- Sanctuary of Golgoi-Ayios Photios
References
- Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1885. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 1. pl. LVII.367, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1091, p. 170, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 351, p. 258, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.