relief

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Object Type
Museum number: 1805,0703.351
Description: Terracotta Campana relief: Eros embracing Psyche, represented as a butterfly.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 50BC-100
Production place: Made in: Italy
Materials
Dimensions: Height: 24.75 centimetres; Length: 29.20 centimetres
Bibliographic references: Terracotta / Catalogue of Terracottas in the British Museum (D510); Rohden-Winnefeld 1911 / Architektonische Roemische Tonreliefs der Kaiserzeit (Page 189; Plate 29.3)
Location: Not on display
Exhibition history: Exhibited: 2010, Jan-April, Nottingham, Lakeside Arts Centre, The University of Nottingham, 'Roman Sexuality: Images, Myths and Meanings' 2014, Feb-May, Isle of Wight, Brading Roman Villa, Roman Sexuality: Images, Myths and Meanings
Subjects: classical deity; classical mythology; insect
Associated names: Representation of: Eros/Cupid; Representation of: Psyche
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1805
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1805,0703.351
Conservation: Treatment: 30 Sep 2013; Treatment: 11 Nov 2010

Free entry