Inv. Scu 681 This female bust is cut below the bosom and is clad in a tunic and cloak. The woman’s face, turned to right, is marked by captivating, wide-open eyes, tight lips and a receding chin. The elaborate hairstyle…
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Male portrait
Inv. Scu 345 This portrait features a man with almond-shaped eyes emphasized by arched eyebrows. The intense expression is also enhanced by the shape of his tight lips, which create small dimples at the corners of the mouth, above a…
Female herm
Inv. Scu 1095 This herm has to be related to three other herms (see Scu 1076, 1096, 1100): the four herms together form two pairs that probably were placed on a gate as a decoration. The head is in sculptured…
Female portrait
Inv Scu 394 The portrait features a mature woman looking straight forward; the face is characterized by wide eyes, hooked nose, tight lips and a receding chin. The hair is arranged in a high crown of curls framing the forehead…
Statue of a female character identified as a Muse
Inv. Scu 898 The statue depicts a female figure identified as a Muse, perhaps Erato. The character is standing on her left foot while her right leg is bent and slightly pointing outwards; she is clad in a peplum that…
Bust of Isis
Inv. Scu 362 The head of Isis is set on a non pertinent, draped bust in alabaster; originally it was associated with a full-figure statue. The goddess, the head slightly turned to left, wears a high, cylindrical modius adorned in…
Male portrait
Inv. Scu 458 The portrait, bigger than life-size, features a middle-aged man with the head looking straight forward. The modern bust is cut down at the chest. The age of the man is revealed by the wrinkles crossing the forehead…
Male bust
Inv. Scu 309 This male bust, cut down below the chest, is clad in a tunic and a pallium. The right arm is wrapped in a fold of the mantle. The man’s elongated and oval face does not face the…
Femal portrait
Inv. Scu 382 The portrait depicts a mature woman with the head turned to right; the face is characterized by flabby cheeks, hooked nose, and tight lips. The eyes have iris and pupil incised; wrinkles run to either side of…
Female portrait
Inv. Scu 366 Portrait of an elderly woman. The chubby face shows relaxed facial muscles, small and deep-set eyes and thin-lipped mouth; two deep wrinkles cross the cheeks to either side of the nose. The hair, modeled on those of…