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A technical examination and X-rays of the bronze suggest that it was a fountain figure. The studies reveal internal piping that would have conducted water in through a hollow plug under the left foot and out a hole between the clenched fingers of the figure's right hand.
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Title: Cupid Blindfolded
Date: 16th century
Culture: German, probably Nuremberg
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H. w/out base 8-3/4 in. (22.2 cm.); H. w. base 12-3/4 in. (32.4 cm.)
Classification: Sculpture-Bronze
Credit Line: Bequest of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1966
Object Number: 67.55.99
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