Item: Head of Eros.
Culture: Roman.
Dating: 2nd Century A.D.
Material: Marble.
Dimensions: 190 mm x 150 mm x 160 mm (without stand).
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Attributions and measurements are retained as cataloguing markers, without over-interpretation.
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Item: Head of Eros
Material: Marble
Culture: Roman
Period: 2nd Century A.D
Dimensions: 190 mm x 150 mm x 160 mm (without stand)
Condition: Good condition, some parts restored
In the Roman world, everyday objects (domestic, ritual or workshop-related) circulated widely across the Empire through specialised production centres.
Attribution: Roman. Dating indicated: 2nd Century A.D.
Preserved as a comparison anchor within the Antikarts corpus.
Primary value lies in typology, stated dating and the associated traceability trail.
Provenance (summary): Ex French private collection, F.A. and G.S., Sold by judiciary mandate Eros, in Greek religion, god of love. In the Theogony of Hesiod (fl. 700 BCE), Eros was a primeval god, son of Chaos, the original primeval emptiness of the universe.
Record preserved in the Antikarts Museum as a documentary reference.
Archived source: https://www.yourantiquarian.com/product/roman-head-of-eros/.
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