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Source Description
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.
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Document identity
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8916
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Eros
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sculpture
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8916
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sculpture
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Eros
description
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.
provenance
Dr. Frederick G. Stern, Potomac, MD, by 1984, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1985, by gift.
date
3rd century BCE (Hellenistic)
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CC0
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en
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Ceramics
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sculptures
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6
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cm
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26.7
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12
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6.1
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10 1/2 x 4 11/16 x 2 3/8 in. (26.7 x 12 x 6.1 cm)
Source extras
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Greek
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terracotta with white slip and traces of paint
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6256
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GRC
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2237
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