Hellenistic
Reclining Eros
The figurine is mold-made and solid. The back is handmade and roughly finished. Eros reclines on his left side. H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
Date
299 - 200 BC
Accession No.
74.51.1741
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From CyprusSaid to be from the temple of Artemis Paralia at Kition, Cyprus
References
- Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1894. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 2. pl. XLVI.366, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1895. The Terracottas and Pottery of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in Halls 4 and 15. no. 248, p. 23, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2312, p. 362, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 349, pp. 208, 263, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.