Statuette of Eros

CultureRoman
Titles
  • Statuette of Eros
Datec. AD 50–150
MediumBronze
Dimensions3 × 1 7/8 × 7/8 in. (7.6 × 4.8 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Edith A. and Percy S. Straus Collection
Object number44.603
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
200 Jamail Atrium
On view

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Department
Antiquities
Object Type
Provenance[Jacob Hirsch (1874–1955), New York]; bought by Percy S. Straus on January 18, 1934; bequeathed to MFAH, 1944.
Exhibition History"Ten Centuries that Shaped the West," Rice Institute for the Arts, Houston, October 15, 1970–January 3, 1971; Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, February 3–April 1, 1971; Witte Memorial Museum, San Antonio, May 16–July 11, 1971.

"Passion for Perfection: The Straus Collection of Renaissance Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 21, 2017–June 17, 2018.
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