SculptureGreek1st century BCE

Eros Lifting a Torch

1st century BCE

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Leaded bronze

Culture

Greek

Period

Hellenistic period

Century

1st century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

15.2 x 11.3 x 9 cm (6 x 4 7/16 x 3 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Mrs. Therese Kuhn Straus, New York, (by 1977), sold; through the Estate, (1977-1979), to; the Fogg Art Museum, 1979.

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