Inv. Scu 345 This portrait features a man with almond-shaped eyes emphasized by arched eyebrows. The intense expression is also enhanced by the shape of his tight lips, which create small dimples at the corners of the mouth, above a…
1st century AD
Female herm
Inv. Scu 1095 This herm has to be related to three other herms (see Scu 1076, 1096, 1100): the four herms together form two pairs that probably were placed on a gate as a decoration. The head is in sculptured…
Female portrait
Inv Scu 394 The portrait features a mature woman looking straight forward; the face is characterized by wide eyes, hooked nose, tight lips and a receding chin. The hair is arranged in a high crown of curls framing the forehead…
Female portrait
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…
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.…
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…
Statue of a wounded Amazon
Inv. Scu 733 This sculpture is identified as a replica of the first imperial period (10 BC-10 AD), of the famous Wounded Amazon made by the Greek sculptor Phidias. The woman wears a light chiton that covers only one shoulder…
Statue of a Child with a Mask
Inv. Scu 705 This work depicts a chubby young boy sitting atop a goat skin with his legs casually crossed. In his upraised arms the boy holds the mask of a Satyr, his hands struggling to support its weight by…
Female Statue
Inv. Scu 641 The figure has been restored as if it represented a Muse, with the addition of a theatre mask in her left hand and a flute in her right. These integrations are not good additions at all: the…