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Aphrodite with Eros
1st century CE (Roman Imperial)
terracotta
Aphrodite (Venus) examines herself in a circular box mirror held by Eros. The goddess is nude except for a cloth held loosely around her legs. Eros stands on a small plinth next to his mother.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Charles William Lewis, Jr., [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1946, by gift.
Measurements
Overall: 10 11/16 in. (27.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles William Lewis, Jr., 1946
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.1930