Tag Archive for Demetra

Bust of Isis

Inv. Scu 362 The head of Isis is set on a non pertinent, draped bust in alabaster; originally it was associated with a full-figure statue. The goddess, the head slightly turned to left, wears a high, cylindrical modius adorned in…

Female statue restored as Muse

Inv. Scu 806 The statue wears a long tunic (chiton) down to her feet and a cloak (himation). The latter wraps the body passing over the left shoulder and under the right arm. The head shows classical and idealized features,…

Statue of Goddess

Inv. Scu 231 Colossal statue of a deity identified as Demeter-Ceres on account of the pig’s hide, attribute of this goddess, which however is only rarely used in her iconography. The disproportions of the statue, such as the excessive width…