Inv. Scu 386 The herm features a bearded god, perhaps Hermes or Dionysos, and is a replica of an exemplar provided with a modern inscription today displayed in the Gallery of Palazzo Nuovo (Scu 288); the head is surmounted by…
2nd century AD
Female Statue
Inv. Scu 220 The head is a modern copy of a portrait of Faustina the Elder The statuary model is twofold, traceable for the general structure and especially the arms, completely wrapped by the himation, to the well-known type of…
Female bust
Inv. Scu 232 Female portrait mounted upon an alabaster bust (probably not pertinent). The woman is dressed in a style of clothing derived from representations of the goddess Isis. The features of the woman are modeled after those of Faustina…
Female statue restored as Muse
Inv. Scu 806 The statue wears a long tunic (chiton) down to her feet and a cloak (himation). The latter wraps the body passing over the left shoulder and under the right arm. The head shows classical and idealized features,…
Esquiline Venus
Inv. Scu 1141 The statue, known as “Esquiline Venus” , represents the goddess girdling her hair with a strip of fabric. The figure appears without both arms as modern plaster integrations have been removed; the weight falls on the right…
Statue of a female character restored as a Muse
Inv. Scu 1126 The character wears a pleated peplum with wide and regular folds, fastened by a belt under her breast and a shawl folded under her armpits, which appears much more ample and fringed on the right shoulder. The…
Draped female statue
Inv. Scu 1122 The statue represents a young woman, standing, with her legs slightly apart, who wears a long chiton and a himation. This garment covers her left shoulder and enfolds her left arm and hand; then it drapes in…
Replica of the Diadumenos of Polycleitus
Inv. Scu 1878 The sculpture depicts an athlete who is tying a ribbon around his head after a victory in an athletic contest. The head and arms of the statue are missing; the left leg is entirely restored, as well…
Torso of Dionysus
Inv. Scu 1113 Dionysus is depicted as a young man, in the god’s typical effeminate stance and with a languid, dreamy expression. His raised right arm is bent so that his hand rests delicately on his head, which is slightly…
Statue of an old woman with a lamb
Inv. Scu 1111 The statue represents an old woman who, leaning on a stick, carries a lamb under her right arm. The coat she is wearing, of a rather ordinary quality, heavily covers her left shoulder while leaving her breast…