Inv. Scu 41 Marble statue made according to the type known as Aspasia and very popular in the Roman period, especially as the base of portrait heads. The female statue, in tunic and cloak, is characterized by the extreme rigidity…
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Draped female statue restored as Muse
Inv. Scu 811 Female statue restored as Thalia, Muse of Comedy, through the addition of a flute in her left hand (only a fragment is still visible today) and a theatre mask in her right. The shoes, at the feet…
Statue of hunter with portrait head
Inv. Scu 645 Statue of hunter, with portrait head. The personage is depicted completely naked. The statue rests on the left leg, the right leg is withdrawn and sideways. He is holding a long spear in his right hand; with…
Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius
Inv. Scu 3247 This statue represents the Emperor Marcus Aurelius . The figure of the emperor is dressed in military clothing (for example the tunic and cloak), but his feet are shod in civilian shoes, of the type worn by…
Statue of Apollo
Inv. Scu 648 In this work, Apollo is shown nude and stands upright with his weight carried on the left leg. His left leg and foot are slightly advanced, as if the god were taking a step forward. His right…
Statue of a young man with dog, known as Endymion
Inv. Scu 36 The statue depicts a young man, completely nude except for sandals, next to whom, on the right, is a dog. The ideal facial features suggest that it is a depiction of a god (Endymion) or a hero.…
Young Hercules with snakes
Inv. Scu 247 The statuette shows a child who, seated on the ground, is struggling with two snakes. The work is inspired by an episode from the life of the infant Hercules: enraged because of Zeus’s adultery with Alcmene, Hera…
Statue of a wounded Amazon
Inv. Scu 651 Known as the “Capitoline type” Amazon and found in about almost thirty copies, this representation of an Amazon is also called the “Sosikles type” due to the signature in Greek letters affixed on the support of the…
Female statue of the so-called Aspasia type
Inv. Scu 46 Parian marble statue made according to the type known as Aspasia in the Roman period, especially as the base of portrait heads. The type was made in Campanian area already in the 1st century BC, even if…
Statue of an Athlete
Inv. Scu 633 The statue represents a young athlete standing still. His left leg is moved forward and bent and his head is turned torwards his right shoulder; the short, curly hair shows a greater detail on the back of…