Ca. 100-300 AD. A bronze figurine of a young Eros, depicted in a standing pose, naked. He is striding forward with his left leg advanced, his right arm stretched holding a patera. His eyes articulated, his lips parted, and a cascade of wavy hair frames his chubby face. He carries a quiver on his back. In Roman mythology, Cupid was the god of love. He is generally represented as an aesthetically chubby boy with wings, who carries a bow and a quiver of arrows. He is normally shown as a follower or acolyte of the goddess Aphrodite. Size: L:63.4mm / W:39.5mm ; 37.5gProvenance: Private London collector, acquired on the Austrian Art market; formerly in an old USA collection, formed since the 1970s.