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…
Collocation
Statue of a wounded Amazon
Inv. Scu 651 Known as the “Capitoline type” Amazon and found in about almost thirty copies, this representation of an Amazon is also called the “Sosikles type” due to the signature in Greek letters affixed on the support of the…
Statue of Hercules
Inv. Scu 1088 The hero, with his body characterized by lively dynamism, is depicted in the act of making long strides, with his left leg extended forward. His left arm, from which a lion skin probably hung, was extended to…
Statue of Isis
Inv. Scu 744 The figure is easily identifiable as he goddess Isis . She wears a chiton and a mantle that ties over her breasts (the so called knot of Isis) . A piece of the mantle is used as…
Bust of Faustina the Elder
Inv. Scu 851 This head was sculpted out of Parian Marble. It represents Faustina, wife of the Emperor Antoninus who ruled Rome from 138 to 161 A.D. She is shown with her head turned to the right. Her eyebrows are…
Statue of Hadrian in toga
Inv. Scu 54 The larger-than-life statue shows the emperor Hadrian standing, resting on his left leg, his right leg slightly behind and moved to the side; his arms have been partly restored, his left bent at the elbow is extended…
Sarcophagus with relief depicting the hunt for the Calydonian boar
Inv. Scu 917 The front of the sarcophagus is decorated with figures that take up the entire available field. The scene narrates the myth of Meleager and the hunt for the Calydonian boar, a well-loved theme in the decoration of…
Statue of a man
Inv. Scu 1092 According to several scholars, the statue depicting a nude young man represents the spirit of death (Thanatos) holding an upside down torch in his right hand, while according to others the object was a plectrum for playing…
Statue of a seated Muse lacking the head
Inv. Scu 1824 The sculpture presents the image of a woman seated on a rock, identified as the Muse Calliope. The Muse, whose missing head was probably carved separately, most likely originally held a diptych in her left hand, the…
Torso of a Discobolus
Inv. Scu 241 Only the torso of this remarkable and very famous statue is ancient and it seems to be an excellent remaking of the Discobolus that the Greek sculptor Myron made in 460 BC. The identification with a wounded…