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Figurine of Eros
Greek, Ptolemaic
Hellenistic Period
332–31 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 4.1 x 3 x 2 cm (1 5/8 x 1 3/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Art of the Ancient Mediterranean World (Nagoya/BMFA exhibition catalogue, 1999), cat. #154
Art of the Ancient Mediterranean World (Nagoya/BMFA exhibition catalogue, 1999), cat. #154
Accession Number86.813
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionBlue-green glaze; modeled in full relief; lower part and right wing missing. He wears a mantle behind held on right hip by his hand; a torch in left hand resting against shoulder; left wing spread.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over August 1886.
(Accession Date: August 1, 1886)
(Accession Date: August 1, 1886)