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 covers the left side of his chest, leaving the other side bare.

The detail of the cloak that covers his left arm and his hand that holds the edge of the robe is interesting.

The work is a Roman copy of an Hellenistic original (220-200 BC).

The statue was brought to light on the Esquiline Hill, in the area occupied in the Imperial period by the Lamian Gardens.