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Attributed to Polion
Eros riding fawn
This pretty and playful vase brings together the companions of two goddesses. Eros is associated with Aphrodite, and the fawn is associated with Artemis. Since Eros has his own means of rapid locomotion, the purpose of the combination is to amuse and delight.
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Title: Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Artist:
Attributed to Polion
Period: Classical
Date: ca. 420 BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
Dimensions:
H. 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm)
diameter of foot 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1956
Object Number: 56.171.57
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