R2 Cat. 52

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

520-500 BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

The fragment has part of a double lotus with five (?) leaves arching over a large seven-petalled palmette between two Ionic volutes (only the l. preserved). A smaller downward-pointed palmette has five petals. The floral decoration is on a straight f...

R2 Cat. 53

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

(Hellenistic)

The lady wears a high-girt chiton, tied beneath the breasts with a ribbon belt ending in a double knot. The diagonal folds of the bound-up cloth of the himation are slung across her hips. The banded border at the neckline of the chiton comes to a sli...

R2 Cat. 54

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

Late Hellenistic (Hellenistic)

The figure stands with the right knee bent and the leg drawn back. This leg is clearly revealed by the clinging drapery, while the other leg is totally obscured. The peplos is carefully carved on all sides, although the folds are deeper on the front ...

R2 Cat. 56

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

(Hellenistic or Roman)

The greatly attenuated figure wears a peplos girt just beneath her breasts. Two long broad folds fall from r. arm to feet, with zigzag folds on the surface. The lower garment has deep, swallow-tail folds. The r. leg, drawn back, is revealed; the l. l...

R2 Cat. 57

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

(Hellenistic or Roman)

The l. leg is slightly advanced, the knee pulling the drapery forward. The himation stops just below the knees. The drapery is gathered over the l. arm and falls in rich folds at her l. side, and there is also a long vertical fold at her r. side. Acr...

R2 Cat. 58

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

1st C. BC or AD (Hellenistic or Roman)

She wears a thin chiton with vertical wavy folds over r. shoulder and breast; an incised line for the seam runs from the neckline down r. arm. Heavier drapery of himation sweeps diagonally across the front, r. armpit to l. shoulder, with the loose en...

R2 Cat. 59

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

1st half of 1st C. AD (Roman)

The heavily draped woman stands with weight on her l. leg, r. knee forward, r. foot drawn back. The l. hip is thrown out sideways, the shoulders back. Her chiton has five buttons on the r. sleeve. A himation is flung over her l. shoulder, where the e...

R2 Cat. 60

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

1st or 2nd C. AD (Roman)

The figure wears a chiton, tied beneath the breasts by a belt, in a double knot. A second, heavier garment, the himation, was slung across her hips, and the end of it can be seen hanging over her l. shoulder.

The same arrangement of dress is seen here...

R2 Cat. 61

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

Late 1st-early 2nd C. AD (Roman)

The woman, draped in a peplos, stands with her weight on her straight l. leg; her r. one is bent at the knee and drawn back slightly. The drapery clings to both legs, clearly revealing their forms, but falls in heavy contrasting folds between the leg...

R2 Cat. 63

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

2nd half of 2nd C. AD (Roman)

Heavy diagonal folds of the himation are contrasted with deep-cut vertical folds of the chiton. The l. leg is drawn back, and is totally revealed beneath the drapery, which is practically non-existent at this point. The largely regular folds of the c...

R2 Cat. 64

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

2nd C. AD? (Roman)

The l. leg is forward, the knee projecting and pulling the chiton with it. The folds of the chiton, mostly vertical, but curving over the l. foot, range from deeply cut to quite shallow. Heavy, sweeping diagonal folds of the himation can be seen on t...

R2 Cat. 66

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

Late Hellenistic or or 1st C. AD (Hellenistic or Roman)

Chest and r. shoulder are left bare. The musculature on upper arm and chest is ample. His cloak falls in vertical folds over l. shoulder, and in soft asymmetrical arc across front; it is held under the r. armpit and then falls in a vertical fold by t...

R2 Cat. 67

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

1st half of 1st C. AD (Roman)

In the neck is a hollow for insertion of the head, which was worked separately. As is typical of palliatus statues, the himation falls from l. to r. around the back in swallow-tail folds and across the front on a diagonal from l. shoulder. The r. arm...

R2 Cat. 68

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

2nd half of 1st C. AD (Roman)

His weight was on the l. leg, the r. leg bent and drawn back slightly. The toga swings in a mighty hold to r. foot with a deeply drilled central hollow down the middle of the body. Cloth, drawn over r. leg, reveals its shape. L. leg has an independen...

R2 Cat. 69

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

1st or 2nd C. AD (Roman)

The l. leg is brought forward and framed by vertical folds. Simple long curving diagonal folds cover r. leg and move around to back side, where they are shallower. At back, coming from under bent l. arm, is a triangular end piece of cloak with tassel...

R2 Cat. 70

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

2nd half of 2nd C. AD (Roman)

The palliatus has his r. arm bent across his chest, veiled in the cloak, and holds a rectangular object (volumen). His l. arm is draped to the wrist, the l. hand grasping the vertical folds of his cloak. A large vertical fold, thrown over his l. shou...

R2 Cat. 71

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

(Hellenistic)

Youthful head of herm looks slightly r., with slight smile. Hair is in tight curls all over head and straight across forehead. Incised eyes are slanting. Chin small but firm, neck very short. Cloak, drawn around shoulders in horizontal folds, complet...

R2 Cat. 72

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

(Hellenistic)

The cuirassed torso, about one and a half times lifesize, is in two pieces. Piece A has the r. side of the back and side of the cuirass, and extends from the neck to below the pteryges of the cuirass. Each flap has four simple engraved vertical lines...

R2 Cat. 73

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

(Roman)

The shoulder strap of the cuirass is decorated in relief with the figure of Aeneas carrying Anchises on his shoulder. Their heads are missing, and the lower part of Aeneas’ body, as well as his r. arm. His l. hand can be seen around the far side of A...

R2 Cat. 75

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

Later Flavian or early 2nd C. AD (Roman)

Movement of figure was to proper l. Only abdomen, r. hip, and pubic hair are preserved. Seating for a short pinhole to attach penis is within pubic hair. Navel, which does not come on center axis, but has a very naturalistic skinfold over it. The fat...

R2 Cat. 76

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

Julio-Claudian (Roman)

Despite the damaged surface, many details of the features can still be seen. The eyes are deeply inset, especially at the corners. The brows are heavy. Although the nose is missing, the base of the nostrils can still be seen and also the folds from t...

R2 Cat. 77

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

Late 1st C. AD (Roman)

The l. eye has a smooth surface, with no pupil or iris marked, and a carefully worked lid. The inner corner, with tear duct, is especially fine. The eyebrow is gently angled. Outer corners of the mouth were made with a small drill; a narrow groove se...

R2 Cat. 79

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

2nd C. AD (Roman)

In the top of the head is a lozenge-shaped cutting ca. 0.20 by 0.12, ca. 0.04 deep, done with oblique strokes of large point. The “dowel” hole may be for insertion of rough stone peg, irregularly tapering downward from 0.065 at top to 0.025 at bottom...

R2 Cat. 80

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

Ca. 140 AD (Roman)

Inside chiseled in curve and rough-pointed to fit a core or another piece. The plastic mass of locks rises ca. 0.12-0.15 above original skin line. Abundant use of whirling drill pattern, deeply drilled and gouged holes, circular and triangular.

F. Pra...

R2 Cat. 81

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

2nd C. AD (Roman)

As E. Gombosi pointed out, this is the l. back part of the head, as indicated by the direction of the locks. Zone of locks above diadem is worked only with chisel; diadem shows claw chisel in some places. Below diadem strongly raised locks with much ...