Inv. Scu 362 The head of Isis is set on a non pertinent, draped bust in alabaster; originally it was associated with a full-figure statue. The goddess, the head slightly turned to left, wears a high, cylindrical modius adorned in…
2nd century AD
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…
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…
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”…
Statue of a Child Strangling a Goose
Inv. Scu 713 The child is depicted in action, almost losing his balance as the effort forces him to lean backwards. All of his weight is carried upon his right leg. His torso is turned slightly to the left and…
Bust of Hadrian
Inv. Scu 817 Bust of the Emperor Hadrian depicted young and with the chubby face. Although it represents the Emperor’s first portrait type, it is already marked by some innovative features that will later become peculiar to Hadrian’s images: his…
Male Portrait
Inv. Scu 849 The head, whose proportions exceed reality, depicts a bearded middle-aged man from a frontal position. Made of Parian marble, the work represents Clodius Albinus, a military leader and Roman governor of Britain. In the time of the…
Female bust
Inv. Scu 296 Female bust, cut off beneath the breasts. The youthful face shows several individual features, such as the rendering of the eyebrows, thick and horizontal, the large, wide open eyes, the full, closed lips and the strong chin.…