3rd century AD

Male bust

Inv. Scu 363 Male bust, cut down at the chest. The portrait features a bearded man facing the viewer. The elongated face is characterized by small eyes with heavy eyelids; irises and pupils are incised. The high and balding forehead…

Female woman

Inv. Scu 401 The portrait features a young woman with the head slightly tilted to the right; the face is characterized by a smooth and relaxed complexion, slanting eyes with iris and pupil incised, brushy eyebrows and fleshy lips. The…

Female portrait

Inv. Scu 388 The portrait features a young woman with a round face; the wide eyes, with iris and pupil incised, are surmounted by brushy, almost continuous eyebrows; the nose is slightly hooked, the lips tight. The wavy hair, parted…

Male portrait

Inv. Scu 361 Male head set on a modern bust. The portrait features an elderly man with the head briskly turned to right. The rather frowned eyebrows and the eyes, wide-open and marked by deep sockets, bestow a scowling expression…

Female portrait

Inv. Scu 380 The portrait, set on a modern bust, features a young woman with the head slightly turned to right. The wide eyes, with irises and pupils incised, are surmounted by heavy eyelids and continuous eyebrows; the mouth is…

Male portrait

Inv. Scu 699 The portrait, set on a non-pertinent, though ancient bust, features a middle-aged man with the head briskly turned to left. The age of the man is suggested by the wrinkles crossing the forehead and running to either…

Female Bust

Inv. Scu 681 This female bust is cut below the bosom and is clad in a tunic and cloak. The woman’s face, turned to right, is marked by captivating, wide-open eyes, tight lips and a receding chin. The elaborate hairstyle…

Male portrait

Inv. Scu 458 The portrait, bigger than life-size, features a middle-aged man with the head looking straight forward. The modern bust is cut down at the chest. The age of the man is revealed by the wrinkles crossing the forehead…

Male bust

Inv. Scu 309 This male bust, cut down below the chest, is clad in a tunic and a pallium. The right arm is wrapped in a fold of the mantle. The man’s elongated and oval face does not face the…

Femal portrait

Inv. Scu 382 The portrait depicts a mature woman with the head turned to right; the face is characterized by flabby cheeks, hooked nose, and tight lips. The eyes have iris and pupil incised; wrinkles run to either side of…