Inv. Scu 7 Herma of a bearded deity with hair parted on the forehead and held up by a thin band; wavy locks fall down on the shoulders. The herma is a companion to a similar exemplar also displayed in…
Palazzo Nuovo
Group of Polyphemus and the Greek
Inv. Scu 53 This group shows Polyphemus holding the body of one of Ulysses’ dead companions. He sits on a rocky spur, with his torso leaning slightly towards the left and his right foot planted heavily on his victim’s limbs;…
Fragment of bell-shaped capital
Inv. Scu 25 The fragment, coinciding with the upper part of a bell-shaped capital carved with vegetal decoration, consists of three upper rows of Egyptian palmette leaves with long longitudinal ribbing. Papyrus-leafed capitals, often combined with lotus blossoms, were very…
Female statue of the so-called Pudicitia type
Inv. Scu 636 The woman wears a long tunic down to her ankles and a fringed cloak that covers her head and, falling from her shoulders, envelops her figure down to her knees. Statue of the so-called “Pudicitia” type, depiction…
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…
Statue of Niobids
Inv. Scu 254 The sculpture depicts one of the children of Niobe, slain by Apollo; it was part of a group that depicted the massacre of the Niobids, the original of which has sometimes been attributed to Skopas. The face…
Statue of a Satyr in Repose
Inv. Scu 739 The work represents a naked young Satyr , recognizable by the pointed ears and the panther skin (pardalis) arranged obliquely from shoulder to hip. The figure rests his weight upon his left leg and is leaning to…
Statue of Pan
Inv. Scu 16 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…
Statue of a young man with dog, known as Endymion
Inv. Scu 36 The statue depicts a young man, completely nude except for sandals, next to whom, on the right, is a dog. The ideal facial features suggest that it is a depiction of a god (Endymion) or a hero.…
Lower section of colossal statue
Inv. Scu 56 The fragmented colossal statue, usually interpreted as a female figure, could actually depict Apollo Citharoedus and therefore be integrated with a cithara on its left arm. As a matter of fact, the Doric peplos, which is typical…