Ancient Roman Marble Statue of sleeping Eros - 210×550×310 mm - (1)

ITEM: Statue of sleeping Eros MATERIAL: Marble, Pentelic CULTURE: Roman PERIOD: 1st Century A. D DIMENSIONS: 210 mm x 550 mm x 310 mm, Life size CONDITION: Good condition, see pictures. PROVENANCE: Ex Austrian private collection, 2017, On consignment to Mr. D. A. collection 1973 - 1989, Ex J. J. S. collection, 1960, Ex T. K. collection, 1926 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, but later tradition made him the son of Aphrodite, goddess of sexual love and beauty, by either Zeus (the king of the gods) , Ares (god of war and of battle) , or Hermes (divine messenger of the gods) . Eros was a god not simply of passion but also of fertility. His brother was Anteros, the god of mutual love, who was sometimes described as his opponent. The chief associates of Eros were Pothos and Himeros (Longing and Desire) . Later writers assumed the existence of a number of Erotes (like the several versions of the Roman Amor) . In Alexandrian poetry he degenerated into a mischievous child. In Archaic art he was represented as a beautiful winged youth but tended to be made younger and younger until, by the Hellenistic period, he was an infant. His chief cult centre was at Thespiae in Boeotia, where the Erotidia were celebrated. He also shared a sanctuary with Aphrodite on the north wall of the Acropolis at Athens. Comes with Certificate of Authenticity and European Union export license If you bid outside European Union and win the item, we must request a new export license to your country and the shipment will delay between 3 - 5 weeks and the new licence will have a cost of 10% of the value of the item won The Seller can prove that the lot was obtained legally , provenance statement seen by Catawiki. Important information. The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this lot. The seller will take care that any necessary permits will be arranged. The seller will inform the buyer about this if this takes more than a few days.