ROMAN MARBLE WINGED CUPID

Ca. AD 100 - 300 A Roman marble statue of a winged Cupid. Cupid is depicted as a paunchy, nude boy, standing with his weight on his straight right leg, with the right advanced and bent at the knee. He has a pudgy face with soft round cheeks and a youthful expression, his delicate wavy hair falls back around the head. From his back protrudes a small set of wings. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 2490, Antiquities, Lot. 205.
Size: 130mm x 60mm; Weight: 220g
Provenance: Private UK collection; from an old British collection formed in the 1990s.

300
Estimate: GBP 450 - 900