Inv. Scu 39 Female statue wearing a long robe (peplos) with the hem falling on her shoulders (apoptygma) and short cloak (clamys). The head wears a small corn-ear wreath (made in plaster and product of restoration). Some attributes lead to…
Statue
Headless statue of Chrysippus
Inv. Scu 1635 The statuette depicts a seated philosopher that has been recognized as Chrysippus, thanks to the numerous existing replicas. Seated on a throne decorated with feline paws, he is wearing a cloak that falls from his shoulders and…
Statuette of child Hercules
Inv. Scu 383 The child Hercules , with the lion skin covering the head and tied on the chest, rests on a club and stands with his weight on the right leg; the right hand is placed behind his back…
Statue of Hercules
Inv. Scu 1088 The hero, with his body characterized by lively dynamism, is depicted in the act of making long strides, with his left leg extended forward. His left arm, from which a lion skin probably hung, was extended to…
Portrait of Marcus Aurelius
Inv. Scu 650 Portrait of Marcus Aurelius of the so-called “Third Type”: recognizable from the peculiar style of the curls on the forehead. The head is currently mounted on an earlier statue wearing a lorica, dating to the early Imperial…
Copy of Marcus Aurelius
Inv. Noi 1 The copy of the gilded bronze statue group representing the Emperor Marcus Aurelius astride a horse has been located in the Piazza del Campidoglio since 1997. The copy is absolutely faithful to the original and is based…
Portrait of Faustina the Younger on a Statue of a Roman Goddess
Inv. Scu 632 Portrait of Faustina the Younger set on a statue of a female deity (Aphrodite or Hera / Juno) unlikely to have belonged with the head originally. The portrait of the empress is highly idealized, with a strong…
Crocodile
Inv. Scu 24 The crocodile, resting on a plinth, is carved from a single block of pink granite and is depicted with great naturalism. The crocodile is the incarnation of Sobek, the Egyptian god associated with the waters and floods…
Statue of Niobids
Inv. Scu 254 The sculpture depicts one of the children of Niobe, slain by Apollo; it was part of a group that depicted the massacre of the Niobids, the original of which has sometimes been attributed to Skopas. The face…
Colossal statue of a river (Marforio)
Inv. Scu 1 The statue known as Marforio is one of the six “talking statues” of Rome, along with the Pasquino, Abbot Luigi, Babuino, Madama Lucrezia and the so-called Facchino: the sculptures were sometimes used to post anonymous satiric verses…