Statuette of Sleeping Eros
50.00 €
50.00 €
Statuette of Sleeping Eros Provenance: Pella, East cemetery (child burial) Date: Early Hellenistic period, 325–300 BC Material: Terracotta, mould-made; traces of polychromy (prob.) Museum: Archaeological Museum of Pella Inventory number: 79/1318 Small figurine of the winged Eros depicted asleep. The childlike body with folded wings and relaxed pose evokes the serenity of “eternal sleep,” a motif frequently associated with children’s burials in the Hellenistic era. The soft modelling and intimate, tender mood are typical of coroplastic production from Pella’s workshops.
