Roman Egyptian terracotta figure of Eros
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A hollow moulded terracotta figure depicting a youth leaning against a column, probably a representation of Eros.
Culture
Egypt, Roman period, c. 1st Century BC/AD
Size
11.4 x 6.9 cms, 13.8 cms including stand
Condition
Losses as shown, mounted on a mid 20th Century black painted wood display block
Provenance
Ex. estate: Diana and Gospatric Home, Lily Farm, Buckinghamshire, UK; acquired mid to late 20th Century on the UK art market. Gospatric Home (1933-2020) was an extraordinary individual who turned a £64 investment and a philanthropic vision into the UK’s largest not-for-profit property company with holdings worth over £34 Billion.