Palazzo dei Conservatori

Boy with Thorn

Inv. Scu 1186 Statue of a naked boy sitting on a rock pulling a thorn from his foot, known as Spinario. The bronze sculpture is usually identified with a young shepherd. Its head, body and rocky seat are cast together.…

Brutus Capitolinus

Inv. Scu 1183 Originally belonging to a statue, the head broken at the neck was identified in 1550 with Lucius Junius Brutus, first consul of the Roman Republic. It is made of bronze and was cast in two moulds, the…

Group of two young girls playing

Inv. Scu 1151 The group is depicting two young girls playing. The game consisted in hitting a rock stuck in the ground with a ball: whoever missed had to carry the winner on his shoulders who would cover the loser’s…

Statue of a Camillus

Inv. Scu 1184 Cast bronze statue with silver eyeballs, identified with a Camillus. In the Roman world, Camillus was the young man that helped the priest during the sacrifices to the gods. The figure wears a short, sleeved tunic, clasped…