Marble fragment of a relief with a flying Eros

Roman

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 162

A charming winged Eros carrying a parasol flies in the foreground on this small fragment from a decorative plaque. The space and the architectural setting behind him are suggested by varying adjustments of scale and depth of the relief. Such delicate and evocative scenes were popular subjects on ceilings decorated with stucco as well as on marble reliefs such as this one, which were set in the walls of Roman villas.

Marble fragment of a relief with a flying Eros, Marble, Roman

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