Intaglio with Aphrodite and Eros

late 4th-late 1st century BCE (Hellenistic) Overall: 1 in. (2.5 cm) Citation

This intaglio depicts the goddess Aphrodite partially draped and leaning on a column. The infant god Eros is shown peaking over her right shoulder.

Artifact

id	id 25211
contentType	contentType object
stage	stage normalized
provenance	provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by bequest; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1941, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. N5143a]; Walters Art Museum, 1942, by purchase.
rightsUri	rightsUri CC0
language	language en
pageCount	pageCount 0
source	source import

Source image fields (2)

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sourceUrl	https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.1228

Medium

carnelian

Genre

gems intaglio