Box with Sleeping Eros, 300–400, Roman or Byzantine, Silver, Overall: 3 9/16 x 9 7/8 x 3 3/4 in. (9.1 x 25.1 x 9.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Eros, the god of love, sleeps on a lion's skin with his bow in hand. The sides of this box are decorated with playful putti holding garlands and bulls' heads, an ancient sign of fertility.
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Box, Sleeping Eros, 300–400, Roman, Byzantine, Silver, Overall, 3 9/16 x 9 7/8 3 3/4, 9.1 25.1 9.5 cm, Metalwork-Silver, Eros, god, love, sleeps, lion, skin, bow, hand, sides, box, decorated, playful putti holding, garlands, bulls, heads, ancient sign, fertility
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