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F10.5 APHRODITE, EROS & EROTES

Aphrodite-Venus, Eros & Erotes | Greco-Roman fresco
DETAILS
Museum Collection National Archaeological Museum of Naples
Catalogue No. -
Type Fresco
Context Pompeii
Date -
Period Imperial Roman

DESCRIPTION

The goddess Aphrodite (Roman Venus) is attended by her son Eros (Roman Cupid) and a pair of flying Erotes (Cupids). The goddess wears a tiara-crown and holds a royal sceptre and sprig of myrtle in her hands. The boy Eros holds a mirror and the flying infant Erotes a wreath and sprig of myrtle.

ARTICLES

Aphrodite, Eros, Erotes