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ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Mold Depicting Eros Supporting a Drunken Dionysos

AAT Object Techniqueintaglio (sculpture technique)
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
AAT Object Form/Functionmolds (shaping equipment)
CultureGreek
PeriodHellenistic
Date3rd-2nd Century BCE
MediumTerracotta
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds provided by Kenneth Falck
DimensionsMaximum: 3/16 in. (0.5 cm)
Object number2022.008.001
Exhibition HistoryMaking an Impression: The Art and Craft of Ancient Engraved Gemstones, Michael C. Carlos Museum, August 27 - November 27, 2022
ProvenanceWith Giorgio Sangiorgi (1886-1965), Rome, Italy. Thence by descent. With Christie's London, July 5, 2017, lot 107 (part). Purchased by MCCM from Phoenix Ancient Art, New York, New York.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art