Ca. 100-300 AD. A bronze die for casting mounts in the form of a bust of Cupid (Greek Eros) with fleshy features and curly hair. His chubby cheeks portray the features of youth, his stylised wings between his shoulders. In Roman mythology, Cupid was the god of love. He is generally represented as an aesthetically chubby boy with wings, who carries a bow and a quiver of arrows. He is normally shown as a follower or acolyte of the goddess Aphrodite. Size: L:34.8mm / W:26.8mm ; 62.61gProvenance: Private London collector, acquired on the Austrian Art market; formerly in an old USA collection, formed since the 1970s.