K31.2 APHRODITE & EROTES
Museum Collection | - |
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Catalogue No. | - |
Beazley Archive No. | N/A |
Ware | Apulian Red Figure |
Shape | - |
Painter | - |
Date | ca 380 B.C. |
Period | Late Classical / Early Hellenistic |
DESCRIPTION
The goddess Aphrodite is surrounded by a flock of Erotes (winged love-gods). One suckles on her breast, two flit through the air, and another pair play inside a chest. She is accompanied by two attendants, probably Charites, one holding a sun-umbrella and the other a swan.