Caption

Figurine of Eros with a lyre, Eros myth., Greek deities, lyres musical instruments; Figurine of Eros standing on a base, holding a lyre resting on a base; 2nd century BC; Southern Italy ; material: figurine; height 19 cm, width 13.5 cm, depth 4.5 cm, weight 0.38 kg, A small weathered statue of a winged figure standing on a rectangular base, rendered in a warm terracotta tone with areas of lighter and darker wear and pale whitish residue; the figure appears nude with a cloak draped over one shoulder and one wing extended, showing rounded, worn features and smoothed facial details; beside the figure is a carved support or plinth with decorative rounded relief elements, sharing the same terracotta color and aged surface; the background is a flat neutral gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A00_221

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.7Mb (1.8Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Figurine Eros lyre Eros myth Greek deities lyres musical instruments Eros standing base holding lyre resting 2nd century BC Southern Italy material figurine height 19 cm width 13.5 cm depth 4.5 cm weight 0.38 kg small weathered statue winged figure standing rectangular base rendered warm terracotta tone areas lighter darker wear pale whitish residue figure nude cloak draped shoulder wing extended showing rounded worn features smoothed facial details beside carved support plinth decorative rounded relief elements sharing terracotta color aged surface background flat neutral gray.