Statuette of a Sleeping Cupid
Statuette of a Sleeping Cupid
Place of OriginGreece, possibly Boeotia
Date3rd century BCE to 2nd century CE
DimensionsWith Base: 4 3/8 × 4 × 3 in. (11.1 × 10.2 × 7.6 cm)
MediumTerracotta
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of Richard C. and Betty G. Veler
Object number
2009.406
Not on View
DescriptionTerracotta figurine of a sleeping winged child - the love god Cupid (Eros to the Greeks).
325-300 BCE
250-150 BCE
1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
about 130 CE
about 450-430 BCE
4th-3rd century BCE
5th century BCE?
8th century BCE
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