Eros

3rd century BCE (Hellenistic)

12 cm 26.7 cm 6.1 cm

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The fluttering ends of the drapery and the thick white underpainting, or "slip," are recognizably South Italian. All Hellenistic terracotta figurines were gaily painted with bright colors, usually derived from plants.

Sculpture

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Dr. Frederick G. Stern, Potomac, MD, by 1984, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1985, by gift.
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