Cameo with two cupids making arms
Roman
Imperial Period
1st–3rd century A.D.
Dimensions
Length: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.)
Accession Number
27.751
Medium or Technique
Sardonyx
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
Two erotes forging arms
Provenance
By date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to his records: bought in Greece); loaned to MFA by Edward Perry Warren, October 28, 1925 (as 555.25); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, November 17, 1927, for $ 161,000.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 27.647-27.761)
Credit Line
Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912