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Eros, God of Love (00:49:32) 798 views
Standing female figurine
Terracotta statuette of an enthroned goddess between two attendants
Terracotta statuette of a seated goddess
Eros riding a goat
Seated boy
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This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 174
In a representation known from only two examples, a woman is shown leaning over an oven and throwing the disks of dough onto the hot walls. The oven has a hole at the bottom for air to enter and a wide mouth.
Karageorghis, Vassos. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus. The Cesnola Collection. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, no. 260, pp. 160-61.Picón, Carlos A., et al. 2007. Art of the Classical World in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, no. 288, pp. 247, 462-3.
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