ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Gem Mold of Aphrodite Teasing Eros
AAT Object Form/Functionmolds (shaping equipment)
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
CultureGreek
PeriodHellenistic
Date3rd-2nd Century BCE
MediumClay
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds provided by Kenneth Falck
Object number2022.008.003
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 viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
late 4th-late 3rd Century BCE
350-250 BCE
3rd-2nd Century BCE
second quarter of the 4th Century BCE
3rd-2nd Century BCE
4th Century BCE
ca. 330 BCE
late 1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
1st-2nd Century CE
750-90 BCE
750-90 BCE
