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Box with Sleeping Eros

300–400
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 301
Eros, the god of love, sleeps on a lion's skin with his bow in hand. The sides of this box are decorated with playful putti holding garlands and bulls' heads, an ancient sign of fertility.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Box with Sleeping Eros
  • Date: 300–400
  • Culture: Roman or Byzantine
  • Medium: Silver
  • Dimensions: Overall: 3 9/16 x 9 7/8 x 3 3/4 in. (9.1 x 25.1 x 9.5 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Silver
  • Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1947
  • Object Number: 47.100.33
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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