Bust

Male bust

Inv. Scu 347 The bust, cut down at the chest, portrays a young man with protruding cheekbones and almond-shaped eyes, surmounted by arched eyebrows; the nose is hooked, the lips full and the chin receding. On the forehead the hair…

Female portrait

Inv. Scu 198 The portrait is on a non-pertinent, draped bust emerging from a foliate base. The face is characterized by large, wide-open eyes with iris and pupil incised and tight lips that convey a general impression of sadness. Probably…

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…

Bust of Isis

Inv. Scu 362 The head of Isis is set on a non pertinent, draped bust in alabaster; originally it was associated with a full-figure statue. The goddess, the head slightly turned to left, wears a high, cylindrical modius adorned in…

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…

Female bust

Inv. Scu 680 The female bust, clad in tunic and cloak, is cut down below the breast. The elongated face, slightly turned to the right, is characterized by wide eyes with heavy eyelids and tight lips. The wavy hair, parted…

Female bust

Inv. Scu 376 The bust portrays a mature woman whose elongated, oval face, is characterized by wide eyes, prominent nose, receding chin and tight lips. The hairdo is in the fashion of the early Antonine period; the hair is parted…

Male bust

Inv. Scu 349 The bust, cut down just below the chest, portrays a middle-aged man, as it is suggested by the deep wrinkles on the forehead and to either side of the nose; the bust was inserted in a statue.…