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Eros with hydria on his shoulder
© Institute and Museum of the History of Science

Eros with hydria on his shoulder

Pentelic marble, 1st cent. A.D.
Rome, Esquiline, Horti Lamiani, Villa Palombara
Rome, Musei Capitolini, Centrale Montemartini, inv. 1105

This iconographic type, freely inspired by prototypes from the Hellenistic Age, was frequently used as a fountain element in the decoration of villas and baths.