Bidspirit auction | Roman Bronze Statuette of Eros

Roman Bronze Statuette of Eros - 1st-2nd century A.D.. Modelled with the right hand in a fist placed on the brow, left hand supporting a cup on the knee, wings spread to the reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Durham, E., Metal Figurines in Roman Britain, vol. 2, Reading, 2010, pl.44. 160 grams total, 73 mm high including stand (2 7/8 in.). From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. [No Reserve]