Κοιμώμενος Ἒρως. Μητροπολιτικὸ Μουσεῖο Νέας Ὑόρκης.
“Sleeping Eros“ MET Museum.

Τὸ ἄγαλμα τοῦ Ἔρωτα ἀγοράστηκε ἀπὸ τὸ Μητροπολιτικὸ Μουσεῖο τὸ 1943. Πιστεύεται ὅτι εἶναι ἕνα πρωτότυπο Ἑλληνιστικὸ γλυπτὸ ἢ ἕνα ἀντίγραφό του, ποὺ δημιουργήθηκε μεταξὺ 250 και 150 π.Χ. Μερικοί μελετητὲς ἔχουν τὴν ἄποψη ὃτι εἶναι Ρωμαϊκὸ ἀντίγραφο.

Πρόσφατη ἔρευνα ὑποστηρίζει τὴν πρώτη ἄποψη, καὶ καθιστᾷ προφανὲς ὅτι ἀποκαταστάθηκε στὴν ἀρχαιότητα, πιθανότατα κατὰ τὴν Πρώιμη Αὐτοκρατορικὴ περίοδο…

Statue of “Sleeping Eros“
The statue of Eros, the god of love in Greek mythology, was acquired by the Metropolitan Museum in 1943. It was believed to be an original Hellenistic sculpture or a close replica created between 250 and 150 B.C.

Subsequently, some scholars have suggested that it is a very fine Roman copy of one of the most popular sculptures ever made in Roman Imperial times. Recent research supports the former identification, but also makes apparent that it was restored in antiquity, most likely in the Early Imperial period.

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