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| Keywords: Old Centaur Eros Louvre Closeup.jpg Old Centaur teased by Eros Roman copy 1st “2nd centuries AD of a Greek original of the 2nd century BC Marble found in Rome in the 17th century belonged to the Borghese collections A grey-black marble statue of the same type was found in the Villa Adriana in Tivoli together with a grey-black marble Young Centaur laughing at Eros's wounds The pair now shown in the Capitoline Museums bear the signature of Aristeas and Papias of Aphrodisias a city in Asia Minor It can surmised that the Louvre statue was an element from a pair as well Centaure chevauché par l'amour Copie romaine d'époque impérial Ier “IIe siècle ap J -C d'un original grec du IIe siècle av J -C Marbre découvert à Rome au XVIIe siècle ancienne collection Borghèse Une statue du même type en marbre gris-noir a été trouvée à la villa Adriana en même temps qu'un Jeune Centaure se riant des blessures d'Éros également en marbre gris-noir On peut supposer que l'exemplaire du Louvre faisait également partie d'une paire H 1 47 m 4 ft 9 ¾ in L 1 07 m 3 ft 6 in W 52 cm 20 ¼ in Museum Louvre Department of Greek Etruscan and Roman Antiquities Sully wing ground floor room 17 object history credit line Borghese Collection ; purchase 1807 accession number Ma 562 MR 122 PD other versions <gallery> Image Old Centaur Eros Louvre Ma 562 detail jpg Image Old Centaur Eros Louvre Ma 562 n3 jpg Image Old Centaur Eros Louvre Ma 562 jpg </gallery> Statues of Eros Roman copies after Greek originals in the Louvre Greek antiquities in the Louvre - Room 17 Young and Old Centaurs Borghese Collection Aristeas | ||||
