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| Keywords: Greek - Eros as the Child Herakles - Walters 7118.jpg Eros shown without wings is masquerading as the child Herakles The lion's skin is slung over his left shoulder and reappears beside his right thigh He steadies an amphora over his left shoulder one hand on the butt end the other beside the handles The amphora is awkwardly modeled; the top and bottom parts are not aligned Eros wears a serpentine bracelet on his right leg a bracelet on his right wrist and a fillet on his head The figure is finely modeled and despite wear careful attention to details is apparent The feet and right hand of the figure are broken off and the surface is worn The backside is flat and is notched behing the upraised arm probably to facilitate attachment to a box or a piece of furniture There are two pairs of holes on the back one pair in the notch the other higher up none piercing the relief Erotes with amphoras over their shoulders appear elsewhere in Hellenistic art Ivory sculptural work of the Hellenistic period is uncommon century 3 2 BC Hellenistic ivory cm 4 18 accession number 71 18 6788 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters From Alexander to Cleopatra Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1988-1989 place of origin Greece Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Art from Greece Statues of Eros Heracles as a child | ||||
