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| Keywords: Greek - Erotes & Acanthus - Walters 48117 - Detail B.jpg This vase is a superb example from a rare group of ornate vessels Their undecorated backs suggest they were intended for display within a niche The Eros figures carry the attributes of Dionysus including torches a pail and a lyre The use of color the tall narrow proportions and the elongated finial with floral tip on the lid are characteristic of South Italian work between 225 200 BC Hellenistic terracotta cm 59 25 ; cm 17 max diam accession number 48 117 15596 Don Marcello Massarenti Collection Rome date and mode of acquisition unknown cat no 246 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection 1902 From Alexander to Cleopatra Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1988-1989 place of origin Athens Greece Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek pottery in the Walters Art Museum Art from Greece Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
