Inv. Scu 1110 The statue depicts a hunting dog, from the bloodhound breed. It most likely decorated the entrance of one of the garden pavilions. It is resting on its rear legs while its forelegs are extended. Its head is…
1st century BC
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 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…
Female statue, Hygeia
Inv. Scu 1099 It depicts a standing female figure. Its head has been reattached to the body by means of a restoration that distorts the real torsion. Her weight is resting on the left foot, next to which there is…
Brutus Capitolinus
Inv. Scu 1183 Originally belonging to a statue, the head broken at the neck was identified in 1550 with Lucius Junius Brutus, first consul of the Roman Republic. It is made of bronze and was cast in two moulds, the…
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…
Fragment of relief with Dionysian Mysteries initiation scenes
Inv. Scu 2011 The fragmented relief shows a complex depiction arranged into two registers: in the upper scene, framed to the left by a leafy tree, there is a Muse holding a Silenic mask; on her left, there is a…
Sphinx
Inv. Scu 33 The Sphinx, carved from a single block of red granite of Assuan, is depicted crouched with its front paws extended and its rear paws under its body. It is wearing the nemes which originally was combined with…
Statue of Dying Gaul
Inv. Scu 747 The Dying Gaul is one of the most celebrated and much admired works of the Musei Capitolini . The figure, identified as a Galatian by the twisted neck ring (torques), a typical ornament of Celtic warriors, has…
Male bust
Inv. Scu 374 The bust, cut down at the chest, features an elderly bald man with the flabby face turned to right. The eyes, showing rather deep bags, are surmounted by frowning eyebrows. Deep wrinkles are carved on the forehead,…