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Eros or a spirit (Psyche or Daimon) flying
Greek
Hellenistic Period
late 4th–first half of 3rd century B.C.
Findspot: Greece, Euboia, Eretria, Tomb of the Erotes; Place of Manufacture: Greece, Euboia
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
Height: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number97.309
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionStatuette of winged baby wrapped in a himation that covers his head. Around his face the himation is broken off. Lips red, cloak pink. Missing: both wings, right leg from middle of thigh, left foot, and object carried.
Objects in the MFA from the Tomb of the Erotes include 97.290-97.345, 98.790-98.794, 98.798, 98.893, 99.438, and 21.1213
Remains of plaster with the impression of string on the back of this figure make it clear that this and the other winged figures were suspended.
Objects in the MFA from the Tomb of the Erotes include 97.290-97.345, 98.790-98.794, 98.798, 98.893, 99.438, and 21.1213
Remains of plaster with the impression of string on the back of this figure make it clear that this and the other winged figures were suspended.
ProvenanceBy 1897: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: [one of] 28 Erotes said to be all from the same grave at Eretria); 1897: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 25,000.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 97.285-97.442 and 97.1104)