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Source Description
The figure's chubby, child-like body and the arrangement of the hair suggest that the subject is a wingless Eros (the child-god of love). The pose indicates that he originally rode astride a plunging dolphin, a favorite subject in the 1st century. This object was probably an ornament for a lamp or table.
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Document identity
localId
28523
label
Eros
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
4
Source metadata
id
28523
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Eros
description
The figure's chubby, child-like body and the arrangement of the hair suggest that the subject is a wingless Eros (the child-god of love). The pose indicates that he originally rode astride a plunging dolphin, a favorite subject in the 1st century. This object was probably an ornament for a lamp or table.
provenance
Durighello Collection, Paris, by 1921 [mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Sidon]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 20-60 (Hellenistic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
figurines
ornaments
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
17.2
height
9.5
depth
6.8
dimensionsRaw
6 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 2 11/16 in. (17.2 x 9.5 x 6.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Greco-roman
med
cast bronze, silver inlay
creator_ids
6191
collection_ids
ROM
exhibition_ids
3012
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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photo
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no
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no
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photo
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850678cad106fa1b
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no
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no
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4
type
photo
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no
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no