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English: Eros holding the (lost) shield of his mother Aphrodite. Roman copy of the Imperial era after a Greek bronze original of the Late Classical period. End of the nose, mouth, chin, both arms, plinth, left leg, part of the right leg and of the wings are modern restorations.
Français : Éros tenant le bouclier (disparu) de sa mère. Copie romaine de l'époque impériale d'après un original en bronze du second classicisme. Le bout du nez, la bouche, le menton, les deux bras, la jambe gauche, une partie de la droite et des ailes sont des restaurations modernes.
Date 2nd century AD
date QS:P571,+150-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
(copy) / 4th century BC
date QS:P571,-350-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
(original)
Medium marble
medium QS:P186,Q40861
Dimensions H. 1.35 m (4 ft. 5 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Sully, ground floor, room 17
Accession number
Ma 235 (MR 141)
Credit line Borghese Collection; purchase, 1807
References Marianne Hamiaux, ‘Ce que faisait l’Amour Ma 235 du Musée du Louvre’ Revue archéologique (2002/2) 34, pp.235–268
Source/Photographer Marie-Lan Nguyen (2007)
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