Touch the ancient world – own a piece of history – but remember it belongs to all humanity
Touch the ancient world – own a piece of history – but remember it belongs to all humanity
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Molded nude winged Eros grasping the neck of a cock to his left. Round face has sketchy defined features and hair striated with locks, wearing a low wreath. Right leg advanced; chlamys draped over his hips with free end hanging over his right arm. H. 2.6″(6.6 cm).
Possibly wing is broken off. Wreathed figures of Eros were common in Mirna during late Hellenistic period. See: Bell M. The Terracottas. Princeton, 1981, p.172; Winter F. Die Typen der figurlichen Terracotten.
Berlin-Stuttgard, 1903, v. II, 277, 4 B.