ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Mold Depicting Eros Supporting a Drunken Dionysos
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, 2022ProvenanceWith 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 viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
3rd-2nd Century BCE
3rd-2nd Century BCE
350-250 BCE
late 4th-late 3rd Century BCE
4th Century BCE
second quarter of the 4th Century BCE
ca. 330 BCE
late 1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
1st-2nd Century CE
