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Pendant LACMA M.76.97.665
Donkey LACMA M.80.202.17 - Egypt
Finial LACMA M.76.97.637
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Pendant LACMA M.76.97.665, bronze
Chariot Yoke Ornament in the Shape of Recumbent Ram
England (Ancient Britain), 1st century A.D. - Dubnovellaunus Stater (obverse) - 1969.148.a - Cleveland Museum of Art
Related
Greek - Herakles as a Child - Walters 541002
Greco-Roman - Eros - Walters 541176
Greek - Herakles as a Child - Walters 541002 - Three Quarter
Greek - Herakles as a Child - Walters 541002 - Back
Greek - Eros - Walters 482527 - Public domain museum image. A statue of an angel holding a bird
Greek - Hercules - Walters 2374
Greek - Aged Herakles - Walters 54764
Greek - Hydria - Walters 48109 - Public domain museum image. A black and white photo of a vase
Egyptian - Horus-the-Child - Walters 71502
Greek - Eros as the Child Herakles - Walters 7118
Summary
Eros, shown without wings, is masquerading as the child Herakles. The lion's skin is slung over his left shoulder and reappears beside his right thigh. He steadies an amphora over his left shoulder, one hand on the butt end, the other beside the handles. The amphora is awkwardly modeled; the top and bottom parts are not aligned. Eros wears a serpentine bracelet on his right leg, a bracelet on his right wrist, and a fillet on his head. The figure is finely modeled and, despite wear, careful attention to details is apparent.
The feet and right hand of the figure are broken off, and the surface is worn. The backside is flat and is notched behing the upraised arm, probably to facilitate attachment to a box or a piece of furniture. There are two pairs of holes on the back, one pair in the notch, the other higher up, none piercing the relief.
Erotes with amphoras over their shoulders appear elsewhere in Hellenistic art.
Ivory sculptural work of the Hellenistic period is uncommon.