Roman Bronze Cupid

An ancient Roman bronze winged nude Cupid or Eros with hair in a top knot, left arm raised, holding a cornucopia in his right hand.

Ca. 1st - 3rd century AD.

Height: 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm).

The Roman god Cupid (Greek: Eros) was the youthful personification of Love, and was usually depicted alongside Venus (Aphrodite).

Formerly in a French private collection prior to 1987; with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York; subsequently in an Arizona private collection.

Exhibited: Miami University Art Museum; Ball State University Art Museum; George Mason University Art Museum, Fitchburg Art Museum, 1995 - 2009.

Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, vol. XXI (2010), no. 64.

Inv#: 9350

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