Statuette of a Winged Eros

Artist Unidentified artist

CultureGreek

Date100 - 1 BCE

Mediumgold alloy

Dimensions1 1/4 x 5/8 x 1/4 in. (3.2 x 1.6 x 0.6 cm)

Classificationssculpture

Credit LineThe William A. Whitaker Foundation Art Fund

Object number81.2.1

DescriptionThe nude Eros, from an earring or pendant, appears to fly from or alight on the ground. The Eros has a child’s proportions, long ringlets, and fleshy body. He looks up to his right, balancing on his toes; his upper torso twists to right, his lower to left, the right ankle crossing the left. His right arm is raised to hold a tiny object on his fingertips; his left arm is also sharply bent upward.The wing is divided into seven carefully detailed long feathers. Marks remain from the attachment of the missing right wing and of a hook on the head.

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