Greek Terracotta Figure of Winged Flying Eros

Hellenistic, Boeotia, circa 4th to 3rd Century BC  of the Tanagra type, the naturalistic and energetic winged young deity shown flying with delicate open wings and holding a gilded alabastron in his right hand, his drapery folds held aloft in his left hand. The alabastron is an appropriate libation vessel and surely carries the funeral connotations as a grave offering. The popularity of children, especially Eros, in Hellenistic art led to a more accurate rendering of children’s bodies, as miniature adults with corpulent bodies. Height: 4 in (10.2 cm) + custom lucite stand. Compare with similar examples from the Tomb of Erotes in Eretia. The MFA Boston purchased a group of these from Edward Perry Warren (as per the MFA’s website: according to Warren's records there were 28 Erotes said to be all from the same grave at Eretria). Objects in the MFA from the Tomb of the Erotes include 97.290-97.345, 98.790-98.794, 98.798, 98.893, 99.438, and 21.1213.On the backs of some figures, remains of