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Water jar (hydria-kalpis) with Eros leaning on a statue of Aphrodite
Greek
Late Classical Period
350–330 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze; silver inlays
Dimensions
Height x width: 45 x 38 cm (17 11/16 x 14 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Mary S. and Edward J. Holmes Fund
Accession Number1984.750
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), no. 100.
DescriptionSilver inlay on rim and foot, handle decorations and bracelets of figures. Winged, partly-draped figure of Eros standing at the base of the vertical handle, leaning on a figure in archaic style symbolizing Aphrodite. Green patina. Some areas restored.
MFA, The Museum Year 1984-85, p.27, ill.
MFA, The Museum Year 1984-85, p.27, ill.
Provenance1984, sold by Mohammad Yeganeh (dealer; b. 1929 - d. 2012), Frankfurt, to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 19, 1984)