Inv. Scu 639 This statue depicts a young man; he is entirely nude with the exception of a himation or mantle (typical piece of clothing in Ancient Greece) that he wears draped over the lower half of his body. The…
Palazzo Nuovo
Statue of Leda with the swan
Inv. Scu 302 The statue represents young Leda holding in her lap Zeus, in the form of a swan. The representation could be a modification of the 4th century BC group attributed to Timotheos and found in many copies of…
Head of a Young Prince
Inv. Scu 745 This bust shows a young man with an oval-shaped face, slightly turned to the right. The visage is lean and modeled in sharp planes, with high cheekbones and finely cut eyes. The strong and serious expression is…
Female ideal head
Inv. Scu 665 The female head, looking down to left, is set on a male bust, not pertinent, which is clad in tunic and toga. The face is characterized by ideal features; the wavy hair, parted in the middle and…
Statue of Goddess
Inv. Scu 231 Colossal statue of a deity identified as Demeter-Ceres on account of the pig’s hide, attribute of this goddess, which however is only rarely used in her iconography. The disproportions of the statue, such as the excessive width…
Colossal portrait of Augustus
Inv. Scu 230 The colossal-sized portrait does not belong to the body on which is mounted. It certainly represents Augustus, as it is clear from the facial features and the style of the curls on the forehead arranged in the…
Statue of a Young Centaur
Inv. Scu 656 This work depicts a young centaur, a mythological creature that is half man, half horse. In reflection of these creatures semi-wild nature, this centaur is shown entirely nude. A small animal skin hangs from his left arm…
Statue of an Old Centaur
Inv. Scu 658 The centaur is depicted entirely nude with the exception of a the nebris (deer skin) which hangs from his right shoulder. On the sculptural support beneath his horse abdomen, two castanets (hand-held percussion instruments) are shown in…
Torso of a Discobolus
Inv. Scu 241 Only the torso of this remarkable and very famous statue is ancient and it seems to be an excellent remaking of the Discobolus that the Greek sculptor Myron made in 460 BC. The identification with a wounded…
Statue of young Dionysus
Inv. Scu 268 The young god wears a nebris and a clamys: a fairly uncommon combination of clothes. The first one, fastened on the left shoulder, falls crossing on his chest and below on the right thigh, while the rest…