CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
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A pair of Hellenistic gold Eros earrings
Circa 3rd Century B.C.
One with pendant in the form of a nude figure of winged Eros depicted as a chubby child, wearing a 'Herakles-knot' on his breast, holding a dramatic mask in his lowered right hand and a thyrsos in his right, with separately attached long ear hook at back; and another, similar, one wing missing
1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm.) high (2)
Circa 3rd Century B.C.
One with pendant in the form of a nude figure of winged Eros depicted as a chubby child, wearing a 'Herakles-knot' on his breast, holding a dramatic mask in his lowered right hand and a thyrsos in his right, with separately attached long ear hook at back; and another, similar, one wing missing
1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm.) high (2)