Inv. Scu 2937 The statue, carved from a single block of grey marble (Bardiglio di Carrara), depicts a baboon (cynocephalus) seated with its fore paws legs resting on its knees; the sex is visible between the wide-apart rear legs. The…
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Apollo of Omphalos
Inv. Scu 638 Originally part of the Albani Collection, the Capitoline Museums’ Apollo is an example of quality sculpture. There are several theories as to who created the original sculpture from which our Apollo and many others were copied. Many…
Head of Dionysus
Inv. Scu 734 The head represents a young Dionysus . The face is turned to the right and the gaze is directed slightly downward. He has a thick mass of curly hair which is held back by a band, under…
Crocodile
Inv. Scu 24 The crocodile, resting on a plinth, is carved from a single block of pink granite and is depicted with great naturalism. The crocodile is the incarnation of Sobek, the Egyptian god associated with the waters and floods…
Female Statue
Inv. Scu 949 Female figure, missing head and arms, depicted with its left leg brought forward in the act of walking. It wears a peplos down to its feet, girded below the breasts by a belt. In the upper part,…
Statue of a man with head of Augustus
Inv. Scu 631 Male statue in heroic nudity. The portrait of Augustus, added later and thus not pertinent, is of the idealized type, with large wide-open eyes and wide, extended facial planes. The weight rests on the right leg, the…
Mosaic
Inv. Antcom 4948 The mosaic represents Orestes, naked except for a cloak on his shoulder and with is back turned facing his sister Iphigenia dressed in priestly clothes and holding a statuette is in front of him. The scene depicts…
Fountain shaped as a rhyton
Inv. Scu 1101 The beautiful fountain in the form of a horned-shaped drinking cup (rhyton) stands out among the works that decorated the gardens of Maecenas. The work shows a remarkable artistic level and represents an outstanding example of the…
Head of a man
Inv. Scu 1135 The herma depicts a young man with idealized facial features. The hair follows the shape of the skullcap around the oval face and is formed by small tidy locks on the forehead. The eyes are large and…
Statue of Pothos, restored as Apollo Citharoedus
Inv. Scu 649 Replica of Skopas’ Pothos, later restored as Apollo Citharoedus : the addition of the large cithara on the right reinterprets the figure as Apollo. The figure of the young man appears constructed on the base of the…