Inv. Scu 653 This sculpture represents a standing Muse, clad in a chiton with short sleeves and a cloak that passes over her left shoulder and under her right arm; she wears sandals on her feet, while three feathers adorn…
Palazzo Nuovo
Sarcophagus battle scenes between Greeks and Amazons
Inv. Scu 726 The sarcophagus shows the representation of a battle between Amazons and armed warriors, maybe Greeks, and armed men, perhaps Greek warriors, which can be referred to the episode of the Amazons’ invasion of the Attica region. The…
Statue of Aphrodite, so-called Capitoline Venus
Inv. Scu 409 The slightly larger-than-life statue depicts the goddess immediately before taking a bath. It is a late Hellenistic (2nd or 1st century BC) remaking of the famous and beloved statue of Aphrodite made by Praxiteles around 360 BC…
Egyptian column with figured frieze
Inv. Scu 12 The column in granite from Elba, originally with base and capital in white marble worked separately, is essentially equal in type and carved decoration to the other two columns displayed in the Courtyard of Palazzo Nuovo. The…
Statue of a seated man
Inv. Scu 262 The man, wearing a tunic, a cloak that falls on his legs and laced footwear (calcei), is holding a scroll and tablet in his hands; the pose is therefore one of an intellectual, according to a common…
Head of a goddess
Inv. Scu 377 The head, set on a modern bust, features a female divinity whose identity is difficult to determine. The hair, parted in the centre, is arranged in wavy locks tied back in a knot; two locks fall on…
Statue of Apollo Citharede
Inv. Scu 736 Statue of Apollo holding a large cithara (lyre). The god is nude except for a mantle thrown over his left shoulder; he is caught in a pause of his musical activities and he is gazing into the…
Statue of a man with head of Augustus
Inv. Scu 631 Male statue in heroic nudity. The portrait of Augustus, added later and thus not pertinent, is of the idealized type, with large wide-open eyes and wide, extended facial planes. The weight rests on the right leg, the…
Portrait of Marcus Aurelius
Inv. Scu 650 Portrait of Marcus Aurelius of the so-called “Third Type”: recognizable from the peculiar style of the curls on the forehead. The head is currently mounted on an earlier statue wearing a lorica, dating to the early Imperial…
“Flora”
Inv. Scu 743 Statue of a standing girl, resting her weight upon her left leg, while her right leg is slightly bent. She is wearing a chiton and a mantle, which drapes over her body. On her head is a…