Antiquity · Cleveland Museum of Art · 1920.167
Eros, the God of Love
Unknown maker, 1–100 CE
Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of Mrs. John Huntington · Public domain
- Artist
- Unknown maker
- Date
- 1–100 CE
- Medium
- marble
- Dimensions
- Overall: 22.6 x 15.3 x 17.8 cm (8 7/8 x 6 x 7 in.)
- Era
- Antiquity
Why it matters
This is a Roman copy of the statue of Eros by Lysippus, the last of the great sculptors of Greece. He worked in the second half of the fourth century and was court sculptor to Alexander the Great. In the complete statue the god stood naked, his head turned to the right, his hand clasping a bow.