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 The statue rests on the left leg, the right leg is withdrawn and sideways.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 his left hand, raised above his head, he is holding a hare by its forelegs. On the right, to highlight the setting, a tall, knotty tree has also been inserted.

The face shows the clear intent to be a portrait: beneath the thick, energetic eyebrows, the eyes, surrounded by thick upper eyelids, have carved irises and pupils; the fleshy lips, slightly open, are marked by a hint of a mustache on the upper lip. The hairstyle, on the high receding forehead, has small barely wavy locks in flat relief; greater chiaroscuro is seen in the rendering of the beard, that accompanies the profile of the cheeks and chin.

The work can be dated to the Gallienic period.
It was found at the Porta Latina and donated, by Benedict XIV, to the Capitoline Museums.