Figure 311

Detail of face before restoration, showing the heavy corrosion due to long-term immersion in seawater (left) and after restoration (right). Electrolytic dechlorination was achieved via the total immersion of the figure in a basic solution over ninety days. Note the silver eye inlays revealed at right. Eros, Roman, 1st century BCE, H. 63.5 cm (Musée de l’Ephèbe et d’Archéologie Sous-Marine de la Ville d’Agde, France, inv. 2888). See .