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CIRCA MID 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN WALL-PAINTING FRAGMENT
Circa Mid 1st Century A.D.
With Eros on an ochre ground, the god flying with outstretched greenish-blue wings, depicted nude but for a purple mantle draped over his extended left arm, his bow gripped in his left fist, reaching over his shoulder with his right hand to retrieve an arrow from his quiver, his flesh white with details and highlights in purple and white
16 in. (40.7 cm) high
Circa Mid 1st Century A.D.
With Eros on an ochre ground, the god flying with outstretched greenish-blue wings, depicted nude but for a purple mantle draped over his extended left arm, his bow gripped in his left fist, reaching over his shoulder with his right hand to retrieve an arrow from his quiver, his flesh white with details and highlights in purple and white
16 in. (40.7 cm) high
Provenance
Crescent Gallery, Tokyo