Inv. Scu 734 The head represents a young Dionysus . The face is turned to the right and the gaze is directed slightly downward. He has a thick mass of curly hair which is held back by a band, under…
Palazzo Nuovo
Statue of Pan
Inv. Scu 4 These two symmetric statues feature Pan, the Greek god of country life and nature, linked to the cult of Dionysus. The god, as usual, is depicted with goat-like legs, hooves and horns, while the upper part of…
Male head on a non pertinent bust
Inv. Scu 19 Ideal male head, turned to right, very much restored; the surface is rather worn. The head is a Roman imperial replica of the so-called “Alexander” type, an ideal youthful head, which was created between 340 and 320…
Head of young goddess
Inv. Scu 568 The sculpture depicts a young woman with the head looking straight forward; the herm-bust, clad with a drape, is modern. The hair, arranged in wavy locks, is carried back in a small sack supporting the hair-knot and…
Sarcophagus with Dionysiac scenes
Inv. Scu 1884 Sarcophagus in Pentelic marble decorated with a Dionysiac procession (thiasos) carved on three sides. The theme of the sarcophagus front, enclosed by elegant borders with vegetal patterns, consists in a Dionysiac procession (thiasos), albeit without Dionysus, usually…
Cynocephalus (Baboon)
Inv. Scu 32 This statue, carved from a single block of grey granite, depicts a cynocephalus, in other words a baboon, an ancient Egyptian deity associated with Thot. The baboon is seated on its hind legs, with the fore-paws resting…
Egyptian column with figured frieze
Inv. Scu 2 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…
Apollo of Omphalos
Inv. Scu 638 Originally part of the Albani Collection, the Capitoline Museums’ Apollo is an example of quality sculpture. There are several theories as to who created the original sculpture from which our Apollo and many others were copied. Many…
Portrait of a Barbarian
Inv. Scu 548 The portrait represents a middle-aged man with the head briskly turned to right. The hair, parted in the middle, falls in soft curls over the ears and neck; the beard is arranged in wavy, rather disordered locks.…
Statue of an Old Woman
Inv. Scu 640 The figure is totally unbalanced towards the right: her legs are both bent, her shoulders draw a diagonal line towards the right, her left arm is bent and holds the hem of the cloak, and her right…