<em>Head of an Eros</em>, 1st–2nd century C.E. Marble, 3 1/4 × 2 9/16 × 2 7/16 in. (8.3 × 6.5 × 6.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.653. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.653_view01.jpg)

Head of an Eros

Medium: Marble

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:1st–2nd century C.E.

Dimensions: 3 1/4 × 2 9/16 × 2 7/16 in. (8.3 × 6.5 × 6.2 cm) H. with tang: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)

Collections:

Accession Number: 16.653

Image: CUR.16.653_view01.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Small, white marble head of an eros (?). Head frontal and turned slightly to right; curly hair, slightly open mouth. Curious incision on forehead in form of inverted T. Preserved to neck. Condition: Surface worn and a few chips over right eye.

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