A ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF CUPID
PROPERTY FROM A LONDON PRIVATE COLLECTION
A ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF CUPID

CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

Details
A ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF CUPID
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Depicted nude and bent forward, with well-defined musculature and a slightly rounded stomach, the curved spine indicated at the back, flanked by two grooves for now-missing wings
19 in. (48.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 9 December 1985, lot 119, when acquired by the present owner.

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Lot Essay

This torso is from a Roman copy of an original, probably bronze, 4th Century B.C. Greek work by Lysippos - his 'Eros at Thespiai'. The young god is depicted stringing his bow, crouching slightly forward and reaching across his lower chest with his left arm to better wrangle with the weapon he grasps in his right. For complete Roman copies of this work, cf. Musei Capitolini, Rome, acc. no. 410 and Musée du Louvre, acc. no. MR 145.

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