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Shield with the head of a Dioskouros
Greek
Hellenistic Period
late 4th–first half of 3rd century B.C.
Findspot: Greece, Euboia, Eretria, Tomb of the Erotes
Medium/Technique
Terracotta, gilded and painted
Dimensions
Diameter: 9 cm ( 3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number97.331
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionRound shield with a molded rim. At the center of the field is the head of a long-haired youth, probably one of the Dioskouroi (Kastor and Pollux). Two stars would have flanked his head. Faint traces of red on field, gold on hair and rim. Two small parts of rim missing.
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.
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.
ProvenanceBy 1897: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: [one of] 28 round shields and oblong shields sent with the Erotes as 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)