Head of an Eros from a Roman sarcophagus

Classification

relief

Culture

Roman

Dimensions

7 x 8 x 3.5 cm

Date

3rd century A.D.

Period

3rd century A.D.

Material

marble analysis ; Prokonnesian marble

Iconography

Eros ; shepherd's staff (pedum/lagobolon)

Production place

Rome (city)

Present location

Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities

Inventory

63.5.A

Hyp-4433

References

Szilágyi, J. Gy., Antik Gyűjtemény, 163; Szilágyi, J. Gy., Ancient Art, 185–186; Sprincz, in BullMusHong 15 (1959), 21–23, 77–78, no. 8, fig. 13

Marble analyses conducted by Danielle Decrouez (Geneva, Museum of Natural History) and Karl Ramseyer (University of Bern, Institute of Geological Sciences) have shown that the relief was made of Prokonnesian (Marmara) marble. Click here for the detailed results.

This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.