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Source Description
Eros, god of love and son of Aphrodite, was a popular subject for small bronze or silver statuettes. Eros spread his gift of love among mortals and the gods by means of his bow and arrows. He is sometimes depicted holding a torch and fruit- attributes of the deities Hades and Persephone-associating Eros with fertility and the underworld.
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Document identity
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31874
label
Eros
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object
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Source metadata
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31874
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object
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normalized
title
Eros
description
Eros, god of love and son of Aphrodite, was a popular subject for small bronze or silver statuettes. Eros spread his gift of love among mortals and the gods by means of his bow and arrows. He is sometimes depicted holding a torch and fruit- attributes of the deities Hades and Persephone-associating Eros with fertility and the underworld.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st century BCE-2nd century CE
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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statuettes (statues)
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 3/16 in. (10.7 cm)
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med
cast bronze
creator_ids
2185
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GRC
ROM
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2177
2121
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1
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0
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photo
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