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| ROMAN BRONZE EROS LAMPIDARIUS The nude adolescent running, his body advancing, his left foot on the ground and his right behind him. In his extended right he probably had held a lamp. His wavy hair frames his face with skeins of long curls and the hair of the crown is gathered into a top knot. For the pose and function, see a winged Eros in the Morgan Library and a small bronze in the Harvard University Art Museum, no. 387 in Hermary, Cassimatis, and Volikommer, ‘Eros’ in LIMC, vol III. For the coiffure, with a plaited loop at the nape of the neck, see an amethyst ring stone in Berlin, no. 120 in Blanc and Gury, “Eros/Amor, Cupid” in LIMC, vol. III. For a related example in bronze of similar scale see Sotheby’s London, 14 July 1986, lot 169. Right leg restored. Ex Javeheri Family collection. Ca. 1st century AD H. 21 1/4 in. (53.7 cm.) Art of the Ancient World, 2010, no. 67 AS0901C P.O.R. FULL-SCREEN FLASH SLIDESHOW Sales |
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