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Plaque with an Eros

4th–5th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 302
Bone plaques were used to decorate couches, chests, and other furniture. Some were carved in relief; others were carved in intaglio with the incised designs often filled with colored wax. Both styles could be used on the same object. The designs frequently represent Dionysiac themes.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Plaque with an Eros
  • Date: 4th–5th century
  • Geography: Made in Byzantine Egypt
  • Culture: Coptic
  • Medium: Bone, traces of red and blue paint
  • Dimensions: Overall: 3 9/16 x 2 3/8 x 3/16 in. (9.1 x 6 x 0.4 cm)
  • Classification: Ivories-Bone
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Kelekian, 1978
  • Object Number: 1978.431
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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