Cupid figurines



Cupid figurines

Π7666, Π7669, Π7674, Π7676
Clay
Intact
Height: 23 cm.
Gortyn
Tomb
Hellenistic period:
3rd-2nd c. BC:
Gallery:
XXII
Case:
223
Exhibition thematic unit:
Classical - Hellenistic - Roman period (5th c. BC-4th c. AD). The Cemeteries
Symbolisms of death
Description
Four terracotta Cupid figurines in graceful flying poses. They have suspension holes in the shoulder blades and preserve traces of white and red paint. The presence of young Cupids in a grave indicates that the person buried there was also young, as Cupid figurines were often placed in children’s graves.
Bibliography:
Unpublished. General bibliography: Maria Giannopoulou, Πήλινα Ειδώλια από την Τροιζήνα, ΘΕΜΑ: vol. 133, August 2020.
Author:
M. K.


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