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Loom weight with Kneeling Child (Herakles or Eros)

Loom weight with Kneeling Child (Herakles or Eros)

3rd–2nd century B.C.
Hemispherical loom weight with two holes. On the front, a naked child kneels. He holds what may be a cloak in his lowered left hand, and raises his right hand above his right leg. The kneeling posture echoes representations of Herakles as a child, but the faint shapes behind the child could be wings, suggesting he is Eros.
This loom weight has yellow-beige clay, with a white slip.
Date
3rd–2nd century B.C.
Culture
Greek (South Italian)
Dimensions
H: 6.10 cm
Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
Accession Number
73.AD.10.I.15
Image Source
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Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)