R2 Cat. 82

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

2nd C. AD (Roman)

Part of l. hand with stumps of the little, the fourth and the third fingers, bent as if grasping an attribute. Fine veins are indicated by angular rises under the skin. Position of the hand will fit a scepter or lance; cf. of the hand of the colossus...

R2 Cat. 83

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

2nd C. AD (Roman)

According to E. H. Kohler, anthropologist for the expedition in 1961, the piece comprises the lower portion of the knee to part way down the calf.

Fragments Cat. 80, Cat. 81, Cat. 82, Cat. 83, Cat. 84, Cat. 85, Cat. 86 and Cat. 87 (Figs. 198-200) may...

R2 Cat. 84

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

2nd C. AD (Roman)

The piece is possibly part of an arm or thigh.

Fragments Cat. 80, Cat. 81, Cat. 82, Cat. 83, Cat. 84, Cat. 85, Cat. 86 and Cat. 87 (Figs. 198-200) may belong to the colossal statue of Antoninus Pius (Cat. 79 Figs. 196-197) and date to ca. A.D. 140.

R2 Cat. 85

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

2nd C. AD (Roman)

The preserved surfaces of the rounded segment are highly polished. The finish resembles that of Antoninus Pius.

Fragments Cat. 80, Cat. 81, Cat. 82, Cat. 83, Cat. 84, Cat. 85, Cat. 86 and Cat. 87 (Figs. 198-200) may belong to the colossal statue of A...

R2 Cat. 86

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

2nd C. AD (Roman)

The preserved surface shows a hollow between two parts of the chest or shoulder blades or spine. The finish resembles that of the Antoninus Pius statue.

Fragments Cat. 80, Cat. 81, Cat. 82, Cat. 83, Cat. 84, Cat. 85, Cat. 86 and Cat. 87 (Figs. 198-20...

R2 Cat. 87

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

2nd C. AD (Roman)

The fragment shows the join at a right angle of two nude rounded large parts. According to F. Prascsaits of the Ephesus Expedition, this is part of abdomen and part of upper l. thigh which is at right angle to body. This would be conclusive proof tha...

R2 Cat. 88

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

2nd C. AD (Roman)

The slightly aquiline, wide nose has a deeply cut nostril. The eye corner is separated from lower lid by chiseled ledge. Lower lid goes without interruption into the cheek.

If the fragment belonged to the head of Antoninus, the wrinkle leading down fr...

R2 Cat. 89

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

(Roman)

This fragmentary head was a portrait of a young woman. The brow is made by a sharp angle, yet implies the bone structure beneath, particularly near the temples. The eyes are well modeled, with a flesh-like upper lid and a fold between lid and brow. T...

R2 Cat. 90

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

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

The portrait shows an elderly man. Although the head is severely damaged, fine workmanship can still be observed: e.g. the inner corner of the r. eye, with carefully chiseled tear duct and lower lid; smooth surface of the r. cheek and modeling to sho...

R2 Cat. 91

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

3rd C. AD (Roman)

A. The hair lies in three wavy rows separated by deep drill runs, crossed by little bridges in regular intervals, thus making an independent pattern. The locks are done with a chisel and then incised with a very fine point to make parallel wavy stran...

R2 Cat. 92

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

Late 3rd C. AD (Roman)

The face is framed by the beard and the hair, which falls in short curls high on the man’s forehead. There are three separate masses of hair here, one in the center made up of two separate tiers, and two at the sides. All are articulated with running...

R2 Cat. 93

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

Tetrarchic (Roman)

A man with beard and moustache, and a heavy crown of hair, wears a diadem with twelve heads on it, indicating that he is a priest. The heads are attached to a fillet bound around the man’s head. The hair is brushed forward onto the forehead. On his l...

R2 Cat. 94

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

Early 6th C. (Roman)

The head shows a man with long, wavy locks which end in spiral curls; individual strands are indicated by incisions. The hair is badly weathered, but near the top of the beard two rows of these curls can be discerned. The cheeks are extremely smooth,...

R2 Cat. 95

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

Early 6th C. (Roman)

The head is worked in one piece with the neck for insertion into the statue. The underside of the neck and collar is carved on a curving slant, and with very rough chiseling. The back of the head and neck have been summarily cut with a flat chisel, s...

R2 Cat. 96

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

(Hellenistic)

The head is turned and tilted slightly upwards and to its r. It is unclear whether this was originally part of a relief; the r. side is in part broken away and in part left unfinished, suggesting that it was. The cap is shown as soft material with cr...

R2 Cat. 97

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

(Hellenistic)

The head, tilted slightly upward and to her l., is crowned by a wreath of leaves tied back with a bow. The hair has a central part which continues all the way to the back. Waves at both sides reveal ear lobes. Pupils and irises are not indicated but ...

R2 Cat. 98

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

Hellenistic? (Hellenistic or Roman)

The small head is framed by heavy hair, parted in the middle and pulled in gentle waves to back of head. Two round flowers at top (r. one is missing) were bound together, perhaps by a braid of hair. Two leaves also are carved with each flower. Rims a...

R2 Cat. 99

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

Hellenistic? (Hellenistic or Roman)

A miniature female head with diadem worn in hair, which has a central part continuing to back of head. Waves are chiseled in rather linear fashion. The l. ear projects from under hair. Face is classical with long narrow eyes, soft and Praxitelean, wh...

R2 Cat. 100

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

(Hellenistic)

Thick heavy hair, parted in middle, flows out to the sides in waves which push right ear forward and partly cover left ear. Of the loose tresses only a small portion of one is preserved behind right ear. Waves at back of head, incised with less care,...

R2 Cat. 101

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

2nd half of 3rd C. AD (Roman)

The oblique position of the face suggests a relief. Possibly she is a personification or goddess looking toward a central scene. The eyes are asymmetrical, the pupils circumscribed by incision, irises drilled as near-lozenges. In the corners of the e...

R2 Cat. 102

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

2nd C. AD (Roman)

It is possible to reconstruct the Zeus-like appearance. Position of nostrils, nose, and inner corners of the mouth suggests that the mouth was open, breathing. A wide moustache descended toward the sides to join the wide, fluffy beard. Three locks co...

R2 Cat. 103

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

2nd C. AD (Roman)

Fragments Cat. 103, Cat. 104 and Cat. 105 (Figs. 226-228) may belong with Cat. 102 (Figs. 223-225) statue of Zeus.

The thin strip of polished neck has two rows of locks, the inner row of six separated by a chiseled channel from the outer row. Four loc...

R2 Cat. 104

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

2nd C. AD (Roman)

Fragments Cat. 103, Cat. 104 and Cat. 105 (Figs. 226-228) may belong with Cat. 102 (Figs. 223-225) statue of Zeus.

The bent, hollowed hand suggests that a vertical attribute (scepter?) was loosely held. The upper projection may be the tip of the littl...

R2 Cat. 105

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

2nd C. AD (Roman)

Fragments Cat. 103, Cat. 104 and Cat. 105 (Figs. 226-228) may belong with Cat. 102 (Figs. 223-225) statue of Zeus.

Three large incurling locks, standing ca. 0.13 from the face, overlie an inner row of six curls sketched with the chisel. The feathered ...

R2 Cat. 106

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

Early Hellenistic? (Hellenistic)

The head is tilted slightly upward and to l. At lower l. may be traces of a garment. The hair falls in curls in front of the ears and on the forehead and in long locks at back of the head. At l. and back curls are roughed out but not finished. Lower ...