From Rome

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…

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…

Head of centaur

Inv. Scu 1137 The centaur’s head, larger than life-size, is raised and sharply turned to the left, with a violent torsion of the neck. The rendering of the beard and the hair, highlighted by a strong light-and-shadow effect, enhances the…

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…

Small female statue: Nymph

Inv. Scu 996 The upper part of the body of this small female figure is bare, while the legs are clad in a cloak. She is bending forward with her left leg raised and her left elbow resting on her…

Greek male herm

Inv. Scu 845 The herm depicts a young man with massive features. His high and spacious forehead is brushed by the small, wavy locks of the hair. His eyes are slightly sunken, with thin eyebrows. His lips are fleshy, above…

Statue of a Muse

Inv. Scu 653 This sculpture represents a standing Muse, clad in a chiton with short sleeves and a cloak that passes over her left shoulder and under her right arm; she wears sandals on her feet, while three feathers adorn…