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Eros, God of Love (00:49:32) 1090 views
Hydria
Terracotta pelike (jar)
Pelike
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This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 171
On the shoulder, obverse, kneeling Eros with mirror and aryballos (oil flask)Reverse, head of a womanEros is probaby to be understood as the attendant of the woman, who would be Aphrodite or possibly Helen in a mythological context. Here, without an additional attribute, she may be an ordinary mortal. Her hair is in a kekryphalos, a kind of headband that leaves a ponytail at the back.
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