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| Keywords: Roman - Eros - Walters 54724.jpg The figure's chubby child-like body and the arrangement of the hair suggest that the subject is a wingless Eros the child-god of love The pose indicates that he originally rode astride a plunging dolphin a favorite subject in the 1st century This object was probably an ornament for a lamp or table ca 20 60 cast bronze silver inlay cm 17 2 9 5 6 8 accession number 54 724 28523 Durighello Collection date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters The Gods Delight The Human Figure in Classical Bronze The Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland 1988-1989 place of origin Paris France Walters Art Museum license Ancient Roman sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Cupid on a dolphin Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
