Inv. Scu 1115 This candelabra is comprised of many fragments that have been reassembled into a whole. The shaft of the candelabra is decorated with ivy, vine leaves, birds, and insects. The base of the candelabra has been restored. Its…
From Rome
Colossal Left Hand
Inv. Scu 1070 The hand is a work in bronze characterized by a clear green patina. A laceration on the inside of the hand indicates that at one time it held an object that was later torn away. It is…
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…
Male Herma
Inv. Scu 840 The herma depicts a strongly characterized elderly man. His short, straight hair is combed into sparse, disorderly locks on the forehead; his forehead is furrowed and his eyes, with deep wrinkles at the sides, reveal a concentrated…
Male portrait
Inv. Scu 456 The portrait, bigger than life-size, features a middle-aged man with disheveled hair and beard. The eyes have iris and pupil incised; the forehead is high and wrinkled, the cheeks are rather full. The head has been adapted…
Egyptian column with figured frieze
Inv. Scu 13 The Egyptian-type column, narrowing towards the bottom, is in granite from Elba; originally it was associated with a capital and a base in white marble worked separately. The frieze is carved around the shaft immediately above a…
Inscribed cippus
Inv. Scu 1898 The pedestal consists of a plinth decorated with a listel, a “cyma reversa” moulding, a fillet and a band, coarsely carved with a chisel. The lower side and the back are not visible. The current upper surface…
Female statue depicting Demeter or Kore
Inv. Scu 905 The depicted character wears a long chiton and, on top of that, a himation that covers her left shoulder, while the right one is left bare; the cloth is then clad on the front and held up…
Base Adorned with Four Greyhounds
Inv. Scu 2785 This beautifully wrought base is made of pentelic marble. It is square in shape and at each of its corners sits a sighthound. The bodies and tails of the dogs are done in relief – there heads…
Fragmentary relief with parts of a chariot
Inv. Scu 2004 A horse with its front legs raised, strutting to the right, appears in the relief’s foreground. The details of the muzzle, mane and of the tense muscles of the abdomen are carefully carved and convey an effect…