Inv. Scu 1115 This candelabra is comprised of many fragments that have been reassembled into a whole. The shaft of the candelabra is decorated with ivy, vine leaves, birds, and insects. The base of the candelabra has been restored. Its…
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Upper part of a statue representing a woman
Inv. Scu 1125 Probably this female bust was part of a statue of a Muse. The character wears a peplum, under which an underwear garment is visible covering her arms; a goatskin, tied on her left shoulder, drops down under…
Torso of Dionysus
Inv. Scu 1113 Dionysus is depicted as a young man, in the god’s typical effeminate stance and with a languid, dreamy expression. His raised right arm is bent so that his hand rests delicately on his head, which is slightly…
Statue of young Dionysus
Inv. Scu 268 The young god wears a nebris and a clamys: a fairly uncommon combination of clothes. The first one, fastened on the left shoulder, falls crossing on his chest and below on the right thigh, while the rest…
Statue of Pan
Inv. Scu 4 These two symmetric statues feature Pan, the Greek god of country life and nature, linked to the cult of Dionysus. The god, as usual, is depicted with goat-like legs, hooves and horns, while the upper part of…
Statue of Pan
Inv. Scu 16 These two symmetric statues feature Pan the Greek god of country life and nature, linked to the cult of Dionysus. The god, as usual, is depicted with goat-like legs, hooves and horns, while the upper part of…
Statue of Mercury
Inv. Scu 60 Statue of a young male god, standing, with his weight on his right leg and his left leg behind him. The figure is wearing a full cloak with wide hems, clasped with a buckle on his right…
Sarcophagus with Dionysiac scenes
Inv. Scu 1884 Sarcophagus in Pentelic marble decorated with a Dionysiac procession (thiasos) carved on three sides. The theme of the sarcophagus front, enclosed by elegant borders with vegetal patterns, consists in a Dionysiac procession (thiasos), albeit without Dionysus, usually…
Fragment of relief with Dionysian Mysteries initiation scenes
Inv. Scu 2011 The fragmented relief shows a complex depiction arranged into two registers: in the upper scene, framed to the left by a leafy tree, there is a Muse holding a Silenic mask; on her left, there is a…