Inv. Scu 366 Portrait of an elderly woman. The chubby face shows relaxed facial muscles, small and deep-set eyes and thin-lipped mouth; two deep wrinkles cross the cheeks to either side of the nose. The hair, modeled on those of…
Palazzo Nuovo
Female bust
Inv. Scu 680 The female bust, clad in tunic and cloak, is cut down below the breast. The elongated face, slightly turned to the right, is characterized by wide eyes with heavy eyelids and tight lips. The wavy hair, parted…
Crouching lion
Inv. Scu 50 This lion is shown crouching: this is a rather uncommon feature in antiquity and the pose may have been altered by modern restorations. Lions like this are most frequently represented squatting, standing on four legs or leaping…
Female bust
Inv. Scu 376 The bust portrays a mature woman whose elongated, oval face, is characterized by wide eyes, prominent nose, receding chin and tight lips. The hairdo is in the fashion of the early Antonine period; the hair is parted…
Male bust
Inv. Scu 349 The bust, cut down just below the chest, portrays a middle-aged man, as it is suggested by the deep wrinkles on the forehead and to either side of the nose; the bust was inserted in a statue.…
Male portrait
Inv. Scu 340 This portrait depicts a young man whose elongated face shows harmonious features and a smooth complexion. The slanting eyes have iris and pupil incised; the eyebrows are indicated. Quite naturalistic is the rendering of the snub nose…
Colossal herm of a young god
Inv. Scu 375 The colossal herm features a young god, perhaps Apollo in his youth. The thick, wavy hair, parted at centre, is arranged in cork-screw locks falling on the shoulders. The head is encompassed by a tubular headband, which…
Double herm of marine deities
Inv. Scu 359 The double herm consists in two male heads, one bearded and one youthful. Some details, such as the fins on the temples and below the ears, the seaweeds under the eyes, and the shell carved on the…
Male bust
Inv. Scu 352 Male bust, cut off at the height of the chest. The head is slightly turned to right. The face, showing a flabby complexion and a prominent chin, is characterized by wide, slanting eyes, which are marked by…
Shaft of a column in “cotognino” alabaster
Inv. Col 37 This slightly tapered shaft terminates with an astragal with an underlying fillet at the upper scape, while a simple fillet decorates the lower scape, markedly projecting from the surface of the shaft. In Roman times, the “cotognino”…