Inv. Scu 1199 In March 1645, in view of the Holy Year celebrations, the Secret Council and Public Council of the Conservators deliberated to erect a bronze honorary statue to the reigning Pope, Innocent X Pamphilj (1644-1655). Its designated location…
Palazzo dei Conservatori
Bust of Hadrian
Inv. Scu 817 Bust of the Emperor Hadrian depicted young and with the chubby face. Although it represents the Emperor’s first portrait type, it is already marked by some innovative features that will later become peculiar to Hadrian’s images: his…
Bust of a man
Inv. Scu 814 Bust of a middle-aged man characterized by thick beard and moustache. His straight and voluminous hair covers part of his forehead, while his elongated and deeply set eyes have carved irises and pupils. His mouth has thin,…
Candelabra with Triangular Base
Inv. Scu 1115 This candelabra is comprised of many fragments that have been reassembled into a whole. The shaft of the candelabra is decorated with ivy, vine leaves, birds, and insects. The base of the candelabra has been restored. Its…
Colossal Left Hand
Inv. Scu 1070 The hand is a work in bronze characterized by a clear green patina. A laceration on the inside of the hand indicates that at one time it held an object that was later torn away. It is…
Male Portrait
Inv. Scu 849 The head, whose proportions exceed reality, depicts a bearded middle-aged man from a frontal position. Made of Parian marble, the work represents Clodius Albinus, a military leader and Roman governor of Britain. In the time of the…
Male Herma
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…
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…