Lot Essay
For a similar depiction of the god resting on a downturned torch, cf. A. Hermary, 'Eros', Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae III, Zurich, 1986, p. 654 , no. 791.
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CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN MARBLE CUPID
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
18 1/8 in. (46 cm.) high
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
18 1/8 in. (46 cm.) high
Provenance
Elsa Bloch-Diener collection, acquired prior to 1997.
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