Artist: Unknown, sculptor; Date(s): circa 1475 - 1500; Classification(s): sculpture, figure, casting (process), copper alloy, probably bronze, cast; Acquisition: given by Anonymous, 1979, Given anonymously, from the collection of Lt. Col. the Hon. M.T. Boscawen, D.S.O., M.C., in his memory [M.16-1979]
Description: Copper alloy, probably bronze. Cupid is balanced on his left leg, loosing an arrow (lost). He has a fairly large head, small sloping shoulders, a well-defined chest, pot-belly, indented navel, tiny genitals, and thick-set limbs. His face has a prominent forehead, chubby cheeks, lemon-shaped eyes, a puggish nose and a small double-chin. Modern, cast-on circular base.
