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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Eros
ca. 20-60 (Hellenistic)
cast bronze, silver inlay
(Roman Empire )
(Roman Empire )
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
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.
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.
Exhibitions
| 1988-1989 | The Gods Delight: The Human Figure in Classical Bronze. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. |
Measurements
6 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 2 11/16 in. (17.2 x 9.5 x 6.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.724