Fragment of a statue of Eros
Medium/TechniqueStone; Greek mainland (?) marble
Dimensions16.4 x 9.8 x 9.8 cm (6 7/16 x 3 7/8 x 3 7/8 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.732
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way. (Accession date: June 28, 1872)
530–515 B.C.
about 480 B.C.
1st century B.C. or A.D.
after a type of 475–450 B.C.
2nd century A.D.