R2 Cat. 135

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

perhaps 150-125 BC (Hellenistic)

A-1 and A-2. These fragments make up the lower r. portion of the relief. They show the legs and lower hem of the himation, of thick wool cloth, of a standing man, the central figure of the relief. Both feet came nearly straight out of the background:...

R2 Cat. 136

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

2nd C. BC (Hellenistic)

Fragment A shows the outline of the head, the l. shoulder, and elbow of a child standing beside the woman in B. Although the woman’s face is gone, the head cloth can be seen coming down on both shoulders. Her himation is drawn across her body and sup...

R2 Cat. 137

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

Hellenistic to 4th C. AD (Hellenistic)

At the top, in the pediment, is a moth with outstretched wings. The main recessed panel shows two large standing figures and part of a third to the r.; at the far l. are two smaller figures, one medium-sized, possibly seated, and the other a very sma...

R2 Cat. 138

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

1st C. BC (Hellenistic)

A rectangular stele--whether horizontal or vertical is not certain--is framed at the r. side by a Doric pilaster with a wide, flat base and a shaft which tapers markedly upward. There are two fasciae of an epistyle. A man dressed in a himation stands...

R2 Cat. 139

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

Late Hellenistic? (Hellenistic or Roman)

At the l. are the neck, shoulders, and part of the chest of an adult--whether man or woman is difficult to tell. The head was possibly veiled. The r. hand clutches the cloth coming over the l. shoulder; the arm must have been covered by the himation,...

R2 Cat. 140

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

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

The stele has a simple panel frame, the top of which is straight, not pedimental. There are two ladies in Pudicitia posture, the one on the l. smaller, the other in the center taller (cf. Cat. 245 Fig. 425); a young man at the r. has his r. arm in a ...

R2 Cat. 141

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

2nd-1st C. BC (Hellenistic)

The stele is made from nearly half of a large Doric column with four arrises preserved. The interridge distance is ca. 0.08. Between two trees is a horseman galloping to r. Holding the reins in his l. hand, he turns his head slightly back. It is not ...

R2 Cat. 142

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

Hellenistic? (Hellenistic or Roman)

The nude male figure carries a cloth draped over his l. shoulder. His l. arm is bent at the elbow, comes forward, and grasps the heavy drapery which falls in broad folds from his shoulder. A trace of the drapery, or possibly of the r. arm, survives a...

R2 Cat. 143

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

2nd C. AD (Roman)

A heroic nude male figure in high relief stands frontally with his arms away from his body. He looks off to his l. The weight is on his l. leg, the r. is bent and drawn back slightly. In his r. hand he holds a thick round object, probably a weight (...

R2 Cat. 144

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

(Roman)

A male figure, apparently a child, is only roughly blocked out. The youth stands with both feet firmly planted on the base. A curving shape on his r. side suggests that he was intended to carry a cornucopia, and a slight protuberance across his body ...

R2 Cat. 145

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

2nd C. AD? (Roman)

The two fragmentary figures are separated by a vertical band, W. 0.03. Figure at l. is a youthful male with chlamys over both shoulders and a sleeved tunic. Three horizontal swinging folds are on his chest. His head is broken off at the neck. He recl...

R2 Cat. 146

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

2nd or 3rd C. AD (Roman)

A belongs to the l. of B. Both blocks are in two registers depicting scenes of venatio and wild beast fights.

A. Upper Register: bull, destroyed behind front legs, facing man (nude or wearing trunks). Also a bear, standing on hind legs, fighting a bul...

R2 Cat. 147

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

3rd-4th C. AD (or later?) (Roman)

The three reliefs which follow, two venatio compositions and an enigmatic cult scene, were found together, by chance, in a vegetable garden, ca. 145 m. W of PBr and ca. 130 m. E of the mausoleum of Claudia Antonia Sabina (No. 32.1 on Fig. 1; the find...

R2 Cat. 148

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

3rd-4th C. AD (Roman)

The three reliefs which follow, two venatio compositions and an enigmatic cult scene, were found together, by chance, in a vegetable garden, ca. 145 m. W of PBr and ca. 130 m. E of the mausoleum of Claudia Antonia Sabina (No. 32.1 on Fig. 1; the find...

R2 Cat. 149

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

3rd-4th C. AD (Roman)

The three reliefs which follow, two venatio compositions and an enigmatic cult scene, were found together, by chance, in a vegetable garden, ca. 145 m. W of PBr and ca. 130 m. E of the mausoleum of Claudia Antonia Sabina (No. 32.1 on Fig. 1; the find...

R2 Cat. 150

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

3rd C. AD? (Roman)

The stele tapers markedly upward. It had a simple profile projecting over the l. and r. sides. A steep pediment (int. H. 0.20; int. W. 0.31) has a crude gorgon’s head. The bottom of the pediment is constituted by six horizontal flower calyxes, and in...

R2 Cat. 151

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

Probably 3rd C. AD (Roman)

The relief is probably from a funerary stele. There is no indication whether there were more figures. The woman is standing, head turned to her r. with slightly bent r. arm across chest. Based on a Hellenistic type with short upper, long lower body, ...

R2 Cat. 152

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

3rd C. AD? (Roman)

Steep triangular pediment has an incised line following edge of stele; base of triangle is a broken entablature. Within the triangle is an arch supported by impost blocks, which in turn rest on the base of the triangle, all with beveled sides. Within...

R2 Cat. 153

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

3rd C. AD? (Roman)

The gladiator, clutching a short sword in his r. hand, strides toward the r. He is enclosed by a rectangular cutting. Below his feet was an inscription, giving the man’s name; all that remains is ΚΟΣ. The gladiator wears a heavy helmet with squared t...

R2 Cat. 154

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

3rd C. AD? (Roman)

The gladiator’s helmet has a protective flap covering his neck; the face is exposed. His round shield, covering the front and l. side of his body, has a small elongated knob in the front center, cf. Cat. 153 (Fig. 298). His body does not seem to be p...

R2 Cat. 155

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

3rd or 4th C. AD (Roman)

A horizontal frieze shows five gladiators, fighting in pairs. Just above their heads is a projecting ledge, above which are traces of a second frieze. Each man wears a helmet with projections to protect the neck, and each has padded legs. The second ...

R2 Cat. 157

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

3rd or 4th C. AD (Roman)

A Standing male figure is partially preserved; his l. arm, left part of his body, midriff, skirt, and part of the l. leg to just below the knee. This is a charioteer standing frontally, his l. arm lowered. He wears the typical chiton with multiple gi...

R2 Cat. 158

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

Early Hellenistic? (Hellenistic)

Two snakes face each other, with a patera between them. The patera, which is in much higher relief (0.04) than the snakes (0.004), is flat on the surface, then beveled out to the sides. There is a small hole in the center, depressed ca. 0.002 and 0.0...

R2 Cat. 159

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

150-50 BC? (Hellenistic)

At the top of the relief is a projecting simple profile. Below it are preserved the head of Cybele (or Tyche?) with a tall mural crown and the upper part of a tree. The head of the goddess is seen in profile, facing l. Her turreted crown sits on top ...

R2 Cat. 161

Sculpture

Marble, Stone

Late 1st or 2nd C. AD? (Roman)

The altar consists of a cylindrical shaft with apophyge (top and bottom), a crown molding and foot molding. The top consists of a convex ovolo surmounted by the beginning of a cyma. The raised central area of the top has a dowel hole, showing that an...