Inv. Scu 644 The goddess Artemis is wearing a light sleeveless chiton and sandals. The posture and the treatment of the draping are a variation of the Artemis at the Vatican, a type which is usually attributed to the sculptor…
Dating
Statue of Hercules fighting the Ceryneian Hind
Inv. Scu 236 The statue depicts Hercules, here shown as a young man, fighting a hydra with snake-heads emerging from a feline body. The only ancient part of the sculpture, however, is the torso of Hercules; the monster, in fact,…
Female statue
Inv. Scu 264 The statue, depicting a woman seated on a stool with a high pillow, most likely had a funerary use. The typological scheme, with the right elbow resting on the left wrist, corresponds to the so-called “Pudicitia” type,…
Statue of Selene
Inv. Scu 256 The statue has been identified with Selene, due to the presence of the crescent moon on her head and the torch in her right hand, attributes characteristic of the goddess. The goddess (personification of the Moon) is…
Relief with the triumph of Marcus Aurelius
Inv. Scu 808 The relief comes from the decoration of a triumphal arch erected in AD 176 in the Roman Forum at the foot of the Capitoline Hill to celebrate the Emperor Marcus Aurelius’s victories over the Germanic peoples and…
Head of Amazon
Inv. Scu 1091 The head, leaning slightly downwards and with a pathetic look, belongs to a statue of a wounded Amazon, a statuary type conceived in the 5th century BC, of which numerous replicas exist. The statute, to which the…
Statue of a Young Centaur
Inv. Scu 656 This work depicts a young centaur, a mythological creature that is half man, half horse. In reflection of these creatures semi-wild nature, this centaur is shown entirely nude. A small animal skin hangs from his left arm…
Female bust
Inv. Scu 337 The bust features a young woman; the eyes have iris and pupil incised. The hair is parted in the middle and arranged in wavy locks tied back in a knot at the nape; this is typical of…
Torso of a man dressed in toga
Inv. Scu 2099 The statue lacks of head and arms, which, as testified by the cylindrical pivot housings, were most likely carved separately and then mounted; probably in white marble, they would have stood out chromatically from the red porphyry…
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,…