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<em>Fragment of a Eros or Female Statuette</em>, 3rd century C.E. Terracotta, 3 3/16 x 3 3/16 x 1 5/8 in. (8.1 x 8.1 x 4.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.217. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.217_NegA_print_bw.jpg)
Fragment of a Eros or Female Statuette, 3rd century C.E. Terracotta, 3 3/16 x 3 3/16 x 1 5/8 in. (8.1 x 8.1 x 4.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.217. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.217_NegA_print_bw.jpg)
<em>Fragment of a Eros or Female Statuette</em>, 3rd century C.E. Terracotta, 3 3/16 x 3 3/16 x 1 5/8 in. (8.1 x 8.1 x 4.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.217. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.217_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

Fragment of a Eros or Female Statuette, 3rd century C.E. Terracotta, 3 3/16 x 3 3/16 x 1 5/8 in. (8.1 x 8.1 x 4.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.217. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.217_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Fragment of a Eros or Female Statuette</em>, 3rd century C.E. Terracotta, 3 3/16 x 3 3/16 x 1 5/8 in. (8.1 x 8.1 x 4.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.217. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.217_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Fragment of a Eros or Female Statuette, 3rd century C.E. Terracotta, 3 3/16 x 3 3/16 x 1 5/8 in. (8.1 x 8.1 x 4.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.217. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.217_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Fragment of a Eros or Female Statuette</em>, 3rd century C.E. Terracotta, 3 3/16 x 3 3/16 x 1 5/8 in. (8.1 x 8.1 x 4.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.217. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.217_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Fragment of a Eros or Female Statuette, 3rd century C.E. Terracotta, 3 3/16 x 3 3/16 x 1 5/8 in. (8.1 x 8.1 x 4.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.217. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.217_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Fragment of a Eros or Female Statuette</em>, 3rd century C.E. Terracotta, 3 3/16 x 3 3/16 x 1 5/8 in. (8.1 x 8.1 x 4.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.217. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.217_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

Fragment of a Eros or Female Statuette, 3rd century C.E. Terracotta, 3 3/16 x 3 3/16 x 1 5/8 in. (8.1 x 8.1 x 4.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.217. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.217_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

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Fragment of a Eros or Female Statuette

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Terracotta
DATES 3rd century C.E.
PERIOD Roman Period
DIMENSIONS 3 3/16 x 3 3/16 x 1 5/8 in. (8.1 x 8.1 x 4.2 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 16.217
CREDIT LINE Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Fragment of a Eros or Female Statuette, 3rd century C.E. Terracotta, 3 3/16 x 3 3/16 x 1 5/8 in. (8.1 x 8.1 x 4.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.217. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.217_NegA_print_bw.jpg)
IMAGE front, CUR.16.217_NegA_print_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2015
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<em>Fragment of a Eros or Female Statuette</em>, 3rd century C.E. Terracotta, 3 3/16 x 3 3/16 x 1 5/8 in. (8.1 x 8.1 x 4.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.217. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.217_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

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