Inv. Scu 808 The relief comes from the decoration of a triumphal arch erected in AD 176 in the Roman Forum at the foot of the Capitoline Hill to celebrate the Emperor Marcus Aurelius’s victories over the Germanic peoples and…
Relief
Fragment of relief with Dionysian Mysteries initiation scenes
Inv. Scu 2011 The fragmented relief shows a complex depiction arranged into two registers: in the upper scene, framed to the left by a leafy tree, there is a Muse holding a Silenic mask; on her left, there is a…
Fragment of relief with Lavinian sow
Inv. Scu 1891 Monumental relief, originally sculpted on superimposed marble blocks (about 2 m high), of which only the bottom part is preserved. It belonged probably to the decoration of a tomb. The figured relief, flanked by pilasters, is the…
Slab with relief of horse and ox
Inv. Scu 222 The slab, bordered on the upper part by a fillet, depicts a horse grazing in the foreground and an ox partly visible in the background. The quality of the marble, the presence of the upper fillet, the…
Fragmented relief with depiction of Pharaoh Ramesses II
Inv. Scu 27 The statue in grey granite is preserved only in its lower half; depicted is a kneeling man wearing a tightly pleated ritual skirt (shendyt). The sculptural type is known as Naophoros for the figure (either deceased or…
Slab with relief of dromedary and male figure
Inv. Scu 225 The slab, bordered by a fillet on the upper edge, most likely originally decorated the side of a sarcophagus. It depicts a dromedary in movement from the left towards the right, preceded by a male figure, dressed…
Relief with Hadrian entering Rome
Inv. Scu 810 The relief represents Hadrian entering Rome, greeted by the personification of the city, dressed as an Amazon. In the image, Hadrian, wearing a toga, enters Rome surrounded by his body guards: to his right there is a…
Fragment of landscape relief
Inv. Scu 1426 The fragment shows a complex representation on several planes. In the centre of the scene, one can recognize the pediment of a temple decorated with a shield with Gorgon ’s head, held up by two Tritons .…