Unknown, Appliqué with Eros(?)
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Unknown

Appliqué with Eros(?)

2nd century B.C. or later

Current Collection

J. Paul Getty Museum

Los Angeles, United States

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
3.4 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-220383

Appliqué decorated with a small child figure, possibly Eros, moving to the left with one arm extended upwards and holding something (grapes?), looking back to the right; to the right, another figure’s bent arm (?) reaches touches the back of the child figure; attachment hole to the left of the figure. Front: corroded dark greenish bronze with some cracks; back: concave surface, corroded light greenish bronze.

Provenance

Gift of Herbert L. Lucas

Registry history

  • 2nd century B.C. or later — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — sculpture

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