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 . Terracotta figurine, height 19 cm, width 13.5 cm, depth 4.5 cm, weight 0.38 kg., A weathered sculptural object resembling a hollow form with an irregular rounded opening in its front, showing a rough, textured surface; the piece has an overall dusty pinkish-beige color with areas of light gray and pale brown, and a slightly darker interior visible through the opening; its silhouette includes a protruding, snout-like extension on one side and a small knob-like projection on the opposite side, with uneven contours, pits, and abrasions across the surface; the background is a flat mid-gray and the object rests on a smooth gray plane.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A00_223

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.7Mb (2.3Mb) / 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 Terracotta figurine height 19 cm width 13.5 cm depth 4.5 cm weight 0.38 kg weathered sculptural object resembling hollow form irregular rounded opening front showing rough textured surface piece dusty pinkish-beige color areas light gray pale brown slightly darker interior visible silhouette includes protruding snout- extension side small knob- projection opposite side uneven contours pits abrasions across surface background flat mid-gray object rests smooth gray plane.