Galleria degli Horti Lamiani

Esquiline Venus

Inv. Scu 1141 The statue, known as “Esquiline Venus” , represents the goddess girdling her hair with a strip of fabric. The figure appears without both arms as modern plaster integrations have been removed; the weight falls on the right…

Draped female statue

Inv. Scu 1122 The statue represents a young woman, standing, with her legs slightly apart, who wears a long chiton and a himation. This garment covers her left shoulder and enfolds her left arm and hand; then it drapes in…

Head of centaur

Inv. Scu 1137 The centaur’s head, larger than life-size, is raised and sharply turned to the left, with a violent torsion of the neck. The rendering of the beard and the hair, highlighted by a strong light-and-shadow effect, enhances the…

Torso of Dionysus

Inv. Scu 1113 Dionysus is depicted as a young man, in the god’s typical effeminate stance and with a languid, dreamy expression. His raised right arm is bent so that his hand rests delicately on his head, which is slightly…