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Torso of Eros
Unknown2nd century AD
The Art Museum RIGA BOURSE
Riga, Latvia
The statue is a 2nd century Roman copy after the Greek original (Praxiteles circle, 4th century BC). Aphrodite’s son Eros was the Greek god of love. The original is said to have been located in the town of Thespiae in Boeotia, where there was a flourishing cult of Eros.
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Details
- Title: Torso of Eros
- Creator: Unknown
- Creator Lifespan: 2nd century AD - 2nd century AD
- Date: 2nd century AD
- Location Created: Rome
- Physical Dimensions: 47 x 109 x 24 cm
- History: From the donation of baron A. von SCHOPPINGK to Kurzeme Province Museum. Later was located in the art cabinet of the University of Latvia (1950).
- Type: Sculptures
- Rights: Latvian National Museum of Art
- Medium: Marble
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