Gratefully built with ACNLPatternTool
Greek, South Italian, Tarentine
In addition to a necklace, the Eros is embellished with a wreath on his head and a short garment of leaves, suggesting an association with the wine god, Dionysos.
Use your arrow keys to navigate the tabs below, and your tab key to choose an item
Title: Terracotta Eros
Period: Hellenistic
Date: 3rd century BCE
Culture: Greek, South Italian, Tarentine
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H. 6 15/16 in. (17.6 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1911
Accession Number: 11.212.30
The Met's Libraries and Research Centers provide unparalleled resources for research and welcome an international community of students and scholars.
The Met Collection API is where all makers, creators, researchers, and dreamers can connect to the most up-to-date data and public domain images for The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.
We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.
