marble bust the ancient greek deity eros close

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Marble bust of the ancient Greek deity Eros, close-up

Half-figure of Eros. Material - marble. Roman work of the 2nd c. AD according to a Greek original circa 360s BC by Greek sculptor Praxiteles. Acquired in 1783 - 1784 from the collection of John Lyde-Brown in London. Collection of the State Hermitage Museum. Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Eros is the deity of love in ancient Greek mythology, an irreplaceable companion and assistant of Aphrodite, the personification of a love attraction that ensures the continuation of life on Earth