Category:Eros bending his bow by Lysippos (Musei Capitolini)

**Eros bending his bow**
	Roman copy of a sculpture after Greek original by Lysippos, now at Musei Capitolini
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Instance of	statue;
Made from material	marble;
Creator	unknown value (Lysippos);
Collection	Capitoline Museums;
Inventory number	bah 1 (Capitoline Museums);
Inception	2nd century;
Height	123 cm;
Authority file
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Eros bending his bow by Lysippos (Musei Capitolini)

Artist



Alternative names	Lysippus; Lysippos of Sikyon; Lisippo; Lysipp
Description	Greek sculptor, brazier and architect
Date of birth/death	circa 390 BC date QS:P,-0390-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902	circa 300 BC date QS:P,-0300-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Location of birth	Sicyon in Peloponnese, Greece
Work period	between circa 372 and circa 310 BC
Authority file	: Q192222 VIAF: 297421082 ISNI: 0000000402286671 ULAN: 500012332 LCCN: n85229154 GND: 118833499 SUDOC: 029499992 BNF: 12111420s BNE: XX953411 NLP: a0000002277153 KulturNav: 258ab74d-91cb-4880-82e8-b3907e959664 RKD: 307374 J9U: 987007304040805171 Koninklijke: 084842288 WorldCat

Title

Eros with the bow

Object type

Description

Amor stringing his bow, Roman copy after Greek original by Lysippos.

Date

2^nd century AD

Medium

Dimensions

height: 123 cm (48.4 in)

Collection

Capitoline Museums

	Native name	Musei Capitolini
	Parent institution	Museum system of Roma Capitale
	Location	Rome, Italy
	Coordinates	41° 53′ 35″ N, 12° 28′ 58″ E
	Established	1471
	Website	museicapitolini.org
	Authority file	: Q333906 VIAF: 171285001 ISNI: 0000000121170496 LCCN: n79126898 OSM: 9909127 GND: 1214261-X WorldCat

Current location

Palazzo nuovo, Galleria.

Accession number

410

Object history

Villa d'Este, Tivoli

1753: Musei Capitolini

References

Musei Capitolini.
Moreno, P. (1995) Lisippo, Milan, p. 118.

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