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CIRCA 40-20 B.C.
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A ROMAN PLASMA INTAGLIO OF APHRODITE AND EROS
CIRCA 40-20 B.C.
Oval with convex reverse, the goddess nude save for drapery over one shoulder, shown at her toilette with back half turned from view, in front of a mirror on a circular column, bending down towards a tall lekythos standing on the ground, behind her a diminutive naked winged Eros with whip
5/8 in. (1.6 cm.) high
CIRCA 40-20 B.C.
Oval with convex reverse, the goddess nude save for drapery over one shoulder, shown at her toilette with back half turned from view, in front of a mirror on a circular column, bending down towards a tall lekythos standing on the ground, behind her a diminutive naked winged Eros with whip
5/8 in. (1.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired: Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Basel, 13 December 1969, no. 17.
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