Lot Essay
For a close parallel see the Eros of Centocelle in the Vatican, figure 135 in Furtwngler, Masterpieces of Greek Sculpture.
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CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF EROS
circa 1st century b.c.-1st century a.d.
Finely sculpted with a luxuriant head of hair, the locks at the crown of the head angled back, with curling locks at the side, some ending in deeply drilled coils, and long locks along the sides and back of his neck, with heavy lidded convex eyes, drilled at their inner canthi, the parted lips revealing the upper row of teeth, his head tilted slightly to his right
11 in. (27.9 cm.) high
circa 1st century b.c.-1st century a.d.
Finely sculpted with a luxuriant head of hair, the locks at the crown of the head angled back, with curling locks at the side, some ending in deeply drilled coils, and long locks along the sides and back of his neck, with heavy lidded convex eyes, drilled at their inner canthi, the parted lips revealing the upper row of teeth, his head tilted slightly to his right
11 in. (27.9 cm.) high
Provenance
The Roger Peyrefitte Collection, Paris
Literature
Peyrefitte, Un Muse de L'Amour