Inv. Scu 1076 The hair is gathered around the head with a plait modelled according to the archaic style and with a crown of palmettes intertwined with lotus buds. The hair falls onto the herm’s shoulders in two thick braids.…
Herm
Herm of Athena
Inv. Scu 567 The herm features Athena; the goddess wears a close-fitting helmet decorated in the centre with a gorgoneion. The bust is clad with a thin chiton. The wavy hair, parted in the middle, is tied back on the…
Bearded herm
Inv. Scu 395 The bearded herm, featuring an unidentifiable divinity, wears a triangular diadem fastened by a broad band (tenia) with flaps falling on the shoulders. A pair of short horns protrude from above the forehead, partly hidden by the…
Double veiled herm
Inv. Scu 365 The double veiled herm shows identical faces on either side; the juvenile physiognomy of the faces is scarcely characterized (with the exception of the fleshy lips, with side dimples) and it is difficult to define the gender…
Female herm
Inv. Scu 1095 This herm has to be related to three other herms (see Scu 1076, 1096, 1100): the four herms together form two pairs that probably were placed on a gate as a decoration. The head is in sculptured…
Colossal herm of a young god
Inv. Scu 375 The colossal herm features a young god, perhaps Apollo in his youth. The thick, wavy hair, parted at centre, is arranged in cork-screw locks falling on the shoulders. The head is encompassed by a tubular headband, which…
Double herm of marine deities
Inv. Scu 359 The double herm consists in two male heads, one bearded and one youthful. Some details, such as the fins on the temples and below the ears, the seaweeds under the eyes, and the shell carved on 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…
Bearded herm
Inv. Scu 386 The herm features a bearded god, perhaps Hermes or Dionysos, and is a replica of an exemplar provided with a modern inscription today displayed in the Gallery of Palazzo Nuovo (Scu 288); the head is surmounted by…
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…