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Finger ring with Eros-Harpocrates in statuesque high relief.
Roman
Imperial Period
2nd–3rd century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 2.5 cm (1 in.)
Credit Line
Arthur Mason Knapp Fund
Accession Number1978.63
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Rings
Catalogue Raisonné
Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), no. 092.
DescriptionEros-Harpocrates stands in canonical pose, right hand to his mouth, on a small plinth attached to the hoop. Blackish patina.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Brummer Collection; by 1978: with Blumka Gallery, 949 Park Avenue, New York (on the Blumka Gallery approval invoice of January 9, 1978: Ex Coll: Brummer); purchased by MFA from Blumka Gallery, February 16, 1978