Head

Colossal portrait of a man

Inv. Scu 732 Over-life-size male portrait. The head is turned towards the left. He has wide eyes, full lips and sharply defined planes of the face that create a chiaroscuro effect (strong contrasts between places of light and dark). His…

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…

Male portrait

Inv. Scu 346 This portrait features a middle-aged man whose face, with pronounced cheekbones, is dominated by almond-shaped eyes with asymmetrical, arched eyebrows. The face is characterized by prominent nose, full and tight lips and receding chin. The hair is…

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…

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…

Portrait of a woman

Inv. Scu 336 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…

Male ideal head

Inv. Scu 341 This male ideal head is heavily restored, the only ancient part being the area of the face, with part of the neck, and the curls at the height of the temples. The helmet in grey marble is…

Male portrait

Inv. Scu 345 This portrait features a man with almond-shaped eyes emphasized by arched eyebrows. The intense expression is also enhanced by the shape of his tight lips, which create small dimples at the corners of the mouth, above a…

Female portrait

Inv Scu 394 The portrait features a mature woman looking straight forward; the face is characterized by wide eyes, hooked nose, tight lips and a receding chin. The hair is arranged in a high crown of curls framing the forehead…

Female portrait

Inv. Scu 366 Portrait of an elderly woman. The chubby face shows relaxed facial muscles, small and deep-set eyes and thin-lipped mouth; two deep wrinkles cross the cheeks to either side of the nose. The hair, modeled on those of…