Photo of collection object Head of an Eros
Head of an Eros, 1st-2nd century C.E.. Marble, 3 1/4 × 2 9/16 × 2 7/16 in. (8.3 × 6.5 × 6.2 cm) H. with tang: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm). Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.653. Creative Commons-BY.
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Head of an Eros

1st-2nd century C.E.

Maker Unknown

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Original Source
Maker/Artist
Maker Unknown
Classification
Sculpture
Formatted Medium
Marble
Medium
marble
Locations
Place collected: Egypt
Period
Early Roman Period (probably)
Dimensions
3 1/4 × 2 9/16 × 2 7/16 in. (8.3 × 6.5 × 6.2 cm) H. with tang: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Departments
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Accession Number
16.653
Credit Line
Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
Rights Statement
Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location
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