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Lot 94*

A Roman bronze Eros

6 July 2021, 15:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £956.25 inc. premium

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A Roman bronze Eros
Circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.
The cherubic winged god wearing a Phrygian cap, his right hand holding a set of panpipes towards his face, a shepherd's crook in his lowered left hand, 5.5cm high

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Provenance:
with Sasson Ancient Art, Jerusalem, 2014.
Private collection, Hong Kong, acquired from the above.

The Phrygian cap and shepherd's crook are attributes more commonly associated with Attis, the consort of Cybele, suggesting this bronze derives from the eastern Roman empire.

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