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IMPORTANT ROMAN MARBLE DEEP BUST OF EROS STRINGING HIS BOW Love’s messenger and the companion of Aphrodite is depicted bending forward to attach his bowstring. His head is turned to the right, facing the viewer; and his centrally parted hair ends in curls. He has the features of an adolescent with a knowing expression. After the 4th Century BC original by Lysippos. Cf. H. Döhl, Der Eros des Lysipp, 1968, 10,49; LIMC III, 1986, p. 881, s.v. Cupid; P. Moreno, Lisippo, L'arte e la fortuna (exhibition in Rome), 1995, p. 166. Acquired in 1983 from an English private collection. 1st Century AD H. 15 3/8 in. (39 cm.) Art of the Ancient World, 2011, no. 11 GMG100 SOLD |
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