Inv. Scu 840 The herma depicts a strongly characterized elderly man. His short, straight hair is combed into sparse, disorderly locks on the forehead; his forehead is furrowed and his eyes, with deep wrinkles at the sides, reveal a concentrated…
Collocation
Statue of a wounded Amazon
Inv. Scu 733 This sculpture is identified as a replica of the first imperial period (10 BC-10 AD), of the famous Wounded Amazon made by the Greek sculptor Phidias. The woman wears a light chiton that covers only one shoulder…
Statue of a Child with a Mask
Inv. Scu 705 This work depicts a chubby young boy sitting atop a goat skin with his legs casually crossed. In his upraised arms the boy holds the mask of a Satyr, his hands struggling to support its weight by…
Female Statue
Inv. Scu 641 The figure has been restored as if it represented a Muse, with the addition of a theatre mask in her left hand and a flute in her right. These integrations are not good additions at all: the…
Statue of a wounded Amazon
Inv. Scu 637 The woman is wearing a light chiton fastened only on one shoulder that leaves her right breast bare, and a chlamys that falls on her shoulders and is visible only at the joint of the neck. The…
Modern bust of emperor Trajan
Inv. Scu 630 The colossal bust of the emperor Trajan may date to the 16th century, based on the sculpting style. The inscription on its base makes reference to the acquisition of the pedestal (not the bust) by the Conservatori…
Statue of Athena
Inv. Scu 629 The goddess wears a chiton fastened right under the breast where there is the image of a short aegis with Gorgoneion and sandals. The Corinthian helmet is placed on the ancient head, not original to this statue.…
Male portrait
Inv. Scu 456 The portrait, bigger than life-size, features a middle-aged man with disheveled hair and beard. The eyes have iris and pupil incised; the forehead is high and wrinkled, the cheeks are rather full. The head has been adapted…
Female bust
Inv. Scu 296 Female bust, cut off beneath the breasts. The youthful face shows several individual features, such as the rendering of the eyebrows, thick and horizontal, the large, wide open eyes, the full, closed lips and the strong chin.…
Bearded herm
Inv. Scu 386 The herm features a bearded god, perhaps Hermes or Dionysos, and is a replica of an exemplar provided with a modern inscription today displayed in the Gallery of Palazzo Nuovo (Scu 288); the head is surmounted by…