Grand Tour Italian Bronze Bust of Mellephebe

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Description

Grand Tour Italian Bronze Bust of Mellephebe a finely cast image of Mellephebe, the young Eros after the antique. Very likely the Chiurazzi foundry, Naples. Sienna marble socle. The original discovered in the mid 18th century by Karl Jakob Weber at Herculaneum. Original housed in the Archaeological Museum of Naples.

 

Dimensions:
Height: 18.5 in (46.99 cm)
Width: 10.5 in (26.67 cm)
Depth: 10.5 in (26.67 cm)

Additional information

PLACE OF ORIGIN

Italy

PERIOD

1870-1879

MATERIALS

Bronze, Siena Marble

IN THE STYLE OF

Grand Tour

DATE OF MANUFACTURE

1875

CONDITION

Good.