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THBGreek Attic Pottery Vessel with Young Erote & Dog
Lot 21
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
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Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Greece, Athens, ca. 4th century BCE. A miniature terracotta vessel - the body presenting a magnificent rendering of a winged Eros sitting on bended knees and petting a dog - the surfaces still retaining white pigment. Above is a short neck rising to a trefoil spout, and a single handle joining shoulder to rim. The presence of the dog that Eros clearly adores was most likely intended to symbolize fidelity, a virtue that was valued greatly during the Classical era. Eros was the mischievous yet endearing god of love, a constant companion, and according to some classical writers, a son of the goddess Aphrodite. Perhaps Fido symbolizes Eros' fidelity to the goddess of love. Size: 3.125" H (7.9 cm)
In time, ancient poets and artists multiplied Eros into a group of Erotes - winged gods of love or Roman Cupides. Hesiod describes a pair - Eros (Love) and Himeros (Desire) - both present at the birth of Aphrodite. However, later writers added a third Erote named Pothos (Passion). Some depicted twin Erotes - Eros (Love) and Anteros (Love Reciprocated) - who were usually shown gracing the scales of love. Eventually, poets multiplied them to envision an even greater number of winged putti. Indeed, the Erotes were the creations of poetic invention without any distinct mythology of their own - as opposed to Eros, the God of Love.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection
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#135517Minor surface wear commensurate with age. Nice white pigment remains on renderings of Eros and the dog.Condition
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