Inv. Scu 220 The head is a modern copy of a portrait of Faustina the Elder The statuary model is twofold, traceable for the general structure and especially the arms, completely wrapped by the himation, to the well-known type of…
Collocation
Egyptian column with figured frieze
Inv. Scu 13 The Egyptian-type column, narrowing towards the bottom, is in granite from Elba; originally it was associated with a capital and a base in white marble worked separately. The frieze is carved around the shaft immediately above a…
Inscribed cippus
Inv. Scu 1898 The pedestal consists of a plinth decorated with a listel, a “cyma reversa” moulding, a fillet and a band, coarsely carved with a chisel. The lower side and the back are not visible. The current upper surface…
Tabula iliaca
Inv. Scu 316 This fragmentary limestone slab is one of the 19 Tabulae Iliacae known so far; these are miniature stone slabs on which are depicted episodes from the Homeric poems captioned with inscriptions. The composition is divided into two…
Group of a female figure and a boy
Inv. Scu 243 The sculptural group, originally destined to a funerary chamber, features a woman sitting on a low chair with her son standing at her side on the left; the woman wears a long-sleeved tunic girt just below the…
Female bust
Inv. Scu 232 Female portrait mounted upon an alabaster bust (probably not pertinent). The woman is dressed in a style of clothing derived from representations of the goddess Isis. The features of the woman are modeled after those of Faustina…
Female statue depicting Demeter or Kore
Inv. Scu 905 The depicted character wears a long chiton and, on top of that, a himation that covers her left shoulder, while the right one is left bare; the cloth is then clad on the front and held up…
Strigilated sarcophagus
Inv. Scu 821 This sarcophagus, of the so-called lenòs type (i.e.: in the shape of a tub), is decorated on the front by two series of spiralled fluting patterns converging towards the centre, where, in the upper half, they form…
Bust of uncertain identification
Inv. Scu 820 The character represented by this portrait has been tentatively recognized as Athena for the presence of the Corinthian helmet; however, the typical features of the face of this goddess seem not to comply with her iconography, while…
Female statue restored as Muse
Inv. Scu 806 The statue wears a long tunic (chiton) down to her feet and a cloak (himation). The latter wraps the body passing over the left shoulder and under the right arm. The head shows classical and idealized features,…