Necklace with pendant Eros
late 4th–first half of 3rd century B.C.
FindspotEretria, Euboia, Greece
Medium/TechniqueGold and garnet
DimensionsLength of necklace: 32 cm. (12 5/8 in.) Height of Eros: 2 cm. (13/16 in.)
Credit LineHenry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession number98.794
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Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
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ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: From Erotes tomb [at Eretria].); 1898: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 69,618.13 (this figure is the total price for MFA 98.641-98.940)
2nd century B.C.
2nd century B.C.
1st century B.C.
2nd to early 1st century B.C.
2nd–early 1st century B.C.
2nd century B.C.
Early 2nd century B.C.
150–100 B.C.
5th century A.D., incorporating a cameo of the 1st-2nd centuries A.D.
150–100 B.C.