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Statuette of Eros with a Deer

Date

325–250 B.C.

Medium

Terracotta with white slip and polychromy (pink, purple, black)

Culture

Greek (Sicilian)

Department

Sculpture

Institution

Getty Museum

Eros, wings outspread, rests his weight on his bent left leg while his right leg is extended behind him; both arms embrace the neck of a deer, which nuzzles his ear. His shoulders are turned toward the animal while his hips are more frontal, exposing a plump naked body dressed in a chlamys fastened on the right shoulder with a circular clasp and sandals. The full face includes round eyes with pupils and a fleshy mouth. Starting at the center of his forehead, a braid extends down the middle of his head; wavy locks cascade down onto his shoulders. The figure rests on a low, hollow base. When accompanied by an animal, this Eros type is primarily associated with funerary deposits.

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