Circa 100-300 AD A finely modelled statuette in the form of Cupid who is depicted dressed, with the face of a chubby male child. Originally limited to profane passions in symbolism, the putto came to represent the sacred cherub (plural cherubim), and in Baroque art the putto came to represent the omnipresence of God. A putto representing a cupid is also called an amorino (plural amorini) or amoretto (plural amoretti). For other examples of Cupid of the same period see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; accession number: 19.192.54. Size: L:107mm / W:42mm; 188.7g Provenance: Private London collection (B.A.); formerly acquired in the 1970s from John Lees collection.