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Bronze mirror

Eros, God of Love

Eros, God of Love
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Bronze mirror

Period:: Late Classical
Date:: late 4th century B.C.
Culture:: Praenestine
Medium:: Bronze
Dimensions:: Other: 6 3/8 x 12 1/2 in. (16.2 x 31.8 cm)
Classification:: Bronzes
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund, 1921
Accession Number:: 21.88.29

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 170

Description

Apollo playing the kithara and holding a laurel wreath with an unidentified nude female
References

Richter, Gisela M.A. 1923. "Classical Bronzes: Recent Accessions." Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art 18(3): p. 76.
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What
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Where
Europe (148,587)

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When
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Italian Peninsula, 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.

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