Amor and Psyche
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Amor and Psyche
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Published 2018-03-27T08:57:00+00:00
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This group statue depicts the love between Amor and Psyche, the main characters from the ancient novel "The Golden Ass" by Lucius Apuleius. They are shown as winged children, embracing each other. The sculpture was created after a Hellenistic model either from late 1st century BC or from the early Roman Imperial Age.
Technical Information
Date published | 27/03/2018 |
Complessità | Difficult |
More Information
Title | Amor and Psyche |
Date | Roman copy from around 150 AD |
Accession | Sk 151 |
Period | Roman |
Medium | Marble |
Credit | Coll. Wilhelmine von Bayreuth, acquired in 1828/1830 |
Record | http://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/altes-museum/home.html |
Place | Altes Museum |
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