Head

Portrait of Pertinax Caesar (?)

Inv. Scu 391 The portrait features a boy whose treats recalls those of Pertinax Caesar , the son of the emperor Pertinax, who was princeps iuventutis (a honorary title conferred to young members of the imperial family) 193 AD. Originally…

Head of a Boy: Gordiano III

Inv. Scu 995 This head, which is made of pentelic marble, is believed to represent a boy of thirteen or fourteen years old. Many scholars identify him as Gordian III: the boy’s facial features and long neck are recognizable from…

Male portrait

Inv. Scu 565 The portrait features and elderly man with the head slightly turned to right; the head is adapted to a modern bust with a trapezoidal shape. The wrinkled forehead is high, with a receding hairline, the hair is…

Head of a goddess

Inv. Scu 377 The head, set on a modern bust, features a female divinity whose identity is difficult to determine. The hair, parted in the centre, is arranged in wavy locks tied back in a knot; two locks fall on…