Eros_bow_Musei_Capitolini_MC410.jpg

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 Peloponnesus , Greece
Work period	between circa 372 and circa 310 BC
Authority file	: Q192222 VIAF : 297421082 ISNI : 0000000402286671 ULAN : 500012332 LCCN : n85229154 GND : 118833499 WorldCat

Title

Eros bending his bow

Object type

Date

2 ^nd century

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

Accession number

Description Eros bow Musei Capitolini MC410.jpg	English: Eros Stringing his Bow, a Roman copy from the Capitoline Museum of a Greek original by Lysippos; 2nd century AD; marble; height: 123 cm; Capitoline Museum, Rome
Date	2009
Source	Own work
Author	Marie-Lan Nguyen
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